late

Meanings

• being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
  • "late evening"
  • "late 18th century"
  • "a late movie"
  • "took a late flight"
  • "had a late breakfast"
• after the expected or usual time; delayed
  • "a belated birthday card"
  • "I'm late for the plane"
  • "the train is late"
• of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
  • "a late development"
  • "their late quarrel"
• having died recently
  • "her late husband"
• of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
  • "Late Greek"
• at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
  • "the late phase of feudalism"
  • "a later symptom of the disease"
  • "later medical science could have saved the child"
• (used especially of persons) of the immediate past
  • "our late President is still very active"
• later than usual or than expected
  • "the train arrived late"
  • "we awoke late"
  • "the children came late to school"
  • "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"
• to an advanced time
  • "talked late into the evening"
• at an advanced age or stage
  • "she married late"
  • "undertook the project late in her career"
• in the recent past
  • "lately the rules have been enforced"
  • "as late as yesterday she was fine"
  • "feeling better of late"

Synonyms

belated, belatedly, deep, former, lately, later, latterly, of late, previous, recent, recently, tardily, tardy