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disagreeable early early bird early on inauspicious inconvenient inexpedient inopportune intrusive malapropos mistimed out-of-date overearly oversoon previous soon too early unfavorable unfit unlucky unpropitious unseasonable unseemly unsuitable unsuited wrong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 it’s not too late for other software stocks to fall back into Wall Street’s good graces.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 6, 2026

It’s never as good as it was when you needed your parents to stay asleep during the local news so you could watch way too late.

From Salon • Jul. 5, 2026

“It’s never too late to get it right,” said Maggie Davis, an 83-year-old philanthropist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 5, 2026

Frostbite can be successfully treated if medical care is provided quickly - but for these boys and men, it was too late.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

“Edda,” he tries, extending a hand to reach out to me, but it’s too late.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

too late

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