too late

ADJECTIVE

late

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 unpunctual

Antonyms

WEAK

antique early live old old-fashioned on time prompt punctual

ADJECTIVE

tardy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

belated delayed delinquent overdue sluggish

WEAK

backward behindhand dawdling detained dilatory held up hung up in a bind jammed laggard loitering not arrived not done procrastinating slack slow strapped for time unpunctual

Antonyms

STRONGEST

early

WEAK

on time prompt punctual ready

ADJECTIVE

untimely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ill-timed improper premature undue unfortunate

WEAK

a bit previous abortive anachronistic awkward badly timed bright and early disagreeable early early bird early on inauspicious inconvenient inexpedient inopportune intrusive malapropos mistimed out-of-date overearly oversoon previous soon too early unfavorable unfit unlucky unpropitious unseasonable unseemly unsuitable unsuited wrong

Antonyms

STRONGEST

appropriate good suitable

WEAK

opportune timely

Example Sentences

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But in the near term, the speed of the recent rebound means there is a risk that investors may be arriving too late and get caught in the next pullback.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

As a once-in-a-century storm rips the place apart, Tom’s conversion may have arrived too late for the town, its visitors and his family.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026

"I started playing professional football when I was 25 years old, in 2012. It was too late for a person like me," he added.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

Also read: Is it too late to buy SpaceX’s stock?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026

Instinctively, Jonah grabbed for the door handle, but it was too late.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

too late

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