late

adjnot on time
adjnew
adjdead
advat the last minute

Synonyms for late

adj not on time

Antonyms for late

Word Origin & History

Old English læt "occurring after the customary or expected time," originally "slow, sluggish," from Proto-Germanic *lata- (cf. Old Norse latr "sluggish, lazy," Middle Dutch, Old Saxon lat, German laß "idle, weary," Gothic lats "weary, sluggish, lazy," latjan "to hinder"), from PIE *led- "slow, weary" (cf. Latin lassus "faint, weary, languid, exhausted," Greek ledein "to be weary"), from root *le- "to let go, slacken" (see let (v.)).

The sense of "deceased" (as in the late Mrs. Smith) is from late 15c., from an adverbial sense of "recently." Of women's menstrual periods, attested colloquially from 1962. Related: Lateness. As an adverb, from Old English late.

Example Sentences for late

Since he went to Salamis in search of you, I have not seen him until late this evening.

Have you not of late struggled against the warnings of this friendly spirit?

They walked rapidly to the station, but too late, of course, for the train.

Made rather a late start, owing to some of the horses straying.

It was a very good season, but the expedition was too late in starting.

It was late in August, and on the first of September Emilia was to be married.

Destructive wars ensued, which have of late only been terminated.

I think it would be a greater tragedy if she has come too late.

But the fact is I've got an appointment late this afternoon.

It is rather too late in the day for you to see the registrar.

late

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afterward

afterward/afterwards

backward

bygone

dead

late

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afterward

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