Definitions

late

[leyt] / leɪt /

ADJECTIVE

not on time

Synonyms

STRONGEST

last-minute slow

WEAK

backward behind behind time behindhand belated blown delayed dilatory eleventh hour gone held up hung up in a bind in the lurch jammed lagging missed the boat out of luck overdue postponed put off remiss stayed strapped tardy too late unpunctual

Antonyms

WEAK

antique early live old old-fashioned on time prompt punctual

ADJECTIVE

new

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fresh recent

WEAK

advanced just out modern

Antonyms

STRONGEST

old

WEAK

antique early live old-fashioned on time prompt punctual

ADJECTIVE

dead

Synonyms

STRONGEST

old once past previous sometime

WEAK

asleep bygone cold deceased defunct departed erstwhile ex- exanimate extinct former inanimate lifeless onetime preceding quondam

Antonyms

STRONGEST

current future present

WEAK

antique early live old-fashioned on time prompt punctual

ADVERB

at the last minute

Synonyms

STRONGEST

slowly

STRONG

belatedly tardily

WEAK

backward behind behind time behindhand dilatorily unpunctual

Antonyms

WEAK

early on time punctually

Example Sentences

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Dalin later withdrew from the Transat Jacques Vabre race in late 2023 because of a medical issue.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Wholesale prices have risen 6.5% in the past 12 months to mark the largest one-year advance since late 2022.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

“Nobody’s buying this hotel. Mrs. Roberts is keeping this hotel,” attorney Patrick O’Brien told a TV news crew in late November.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Following delays in the late summer of 2025, the case was rescheduled for 2026.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

“Don’t want to be late on your first day.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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