adj., lat·er, lat·est.

1. Coming, occurring, or remaining after the correct, usual, or expected time; delayed: The bus is late. See synonyms at tardy.
2. 1. Beginning after or continuing past the usual or expected hour: a late breakfast; a late meeting.
   2. Occurring at an advanced hour, especially well into the evening or night: a late movie on television; the late flight to Denver.
3. Of or toward the end or more advanced part, as of a period or stage: the late 19th century; a later symptom of the disease.
4. 1. Having begun or occurred just previous to the present time; recent: a late development.
   2. Contemporary; up-to-date: the latest fashion.
5. 1. Having recently occupied a position or place: the company's late president gave the address.
   2. Dead, especially if only recently deceased: in memory of the late explorer.

adv., later, latest.

1. After the expected, usual, or proper time: a train that arrived late; woke late and had to skip breakfast.
2. 1. At or until an advanced hour: talked late into the evening.
   2. At or into an advanced period or stage: a project undertaken late in her career.
3. Recently: As late as last week he was still in town.

idiom:

of late

1. Recently; lately: was feeling better of late.

[Middle English, from Old English læt.]

lateness late'ness n.

USAGE NOTE   It is technically correct to use a phrase such as our late treasurer to refer to a person who is still alive but who no longer holds the relevant post, but the use of former in this context will ensure that no embarrassing misunderstanding is created.

adjective

1. Not being on time: behindhand, belated, overdue, tardy. See time.
2. Having been such previously: erstwhile, former, old, once, onetime, past, previous, quondam, sometime, whilom. See precede/follow.
3. No longer alive: asleep, dead, deceased, defunct, departed, extinct, gone, lifeless. Idioms: at rest, pushing up daisies. See live/die.

adverb

1. Not on time: behind, behindhand, belatedly, tardily. See time.
2. So as to fall behind schedule: behind, behindhand, slow. Idioms: behind time. See time.
3. Not long ago: lately, latterly, recently. Idioms: of late. See near/far/distance, precede/follow, time.

Idioms beginning with late:
late in life
late in the day
later
later on

See also at the latest; better late than never; Johnny-come-lately; keep late hours; of late; the latest; too little, too late. Also see under later.

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adj

Definition: dead
Antonyms: alive, existing, live

adj

Definition: last-minute
Antonyms: early, punctual

adj

Definition: new
Antonyms: antique, former, old, old-fashioned

adj

Definition: not on time
Antonyms: early, on time, prompt, punctual

adj

Definition: slow
Antonyms: early, fast

adv

Definition: at the last minute
Antonyms: early, on time, punctually

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(DOD, NATO) In artillery and naval gunfire support, a report made to the observer or spotter, whenever there is a delay in reporting "shot" by coupling a time in seconds with the report.

IN BRIEF: Coming after the proper time. Also: Having died.

Better late than never. — John Heywood (1497?-1580)

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forsinket, for sen, afdød
adv. - forsinket, for sent, længe, i slutningen af, sidst i, tidligere, forhenværende, nylig overstået, den senere tids
n. - forsinkelse

idioms:

• at the latest    senest
• better late than never    bedre sent end aldrig
• late in the day    hen på dagen, langt oppe ad dagen
• late of    tidligere bosat i
• of late    for nylig, for kort siden, i den senere tid

Nederlands (Dutch)
(te) laat, wijlen, overleden, gewezen, recent, vergevorderd

Français (French)
adj. - tardif, dernier, tard, en retard, (Bot) tardif, à la fin de, avancé (un stade), en fin de, défunt
adv. - en retard, tardivement, du retard (un avion), (fig) tard, sur le tard, (Admin) autrefois (domicilié)
n. - défunt

idioms:

• at the latest    au plus tard
• better late than never    mieux vaut tard que jamais
• late in the day    tard dans la journée
• late of    dernièrement (domicilié)
• of late    récemment

Deutsch (German)
adj. - spät, verstorben, ehemalig, jüngst, letzt, zu spät
adv. - spät, zu spät
n. - in letzter Zeit, Allerneueste, der letzte Schrei (Mode)

idioms:

• at the latest    spätestens
• better late than never    besser spät als gar nicht
• late in the day    reichlich spät
• late of    ehemals wohnhaft in, ehemaliger Mitarbeiter bei
• of late    vor kurzem

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αργοπορημένος, καθυστερημένος, αργά, στο τέλος μιας περιόδου, αείμνηστος, μακαρίτης, πρόσφατος, τελευταίος
adv. - αργά (καθυστερημένα ή σε προχωρημένη ώρα), τελευταία

idioms:

• at the latest    το αργότερο
• better late than never    κάλλιο αργά παρά ποτέ
• late in the day    αργά το βραδάκι
• late of    άλλοτε
• of late    τελευταίως, πρόσφατα

Italiano (Italian)
fu, ex, in ritardo

idioms:

• at the latest    al più tardi
• better late than never    meglio tardi che mai
• late in the day    tardi
• late of    fino a poco fa
• of late    di recente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - atrasado, último, tarde, ex-, falecido

idioms:

• at the latest    no mais tardar
• better late than never    antes tarde do que nunca
• late in the day    fora de hora, fora do tempo
• late of    ter vivido em um local até recentemente
• of late    ultimamente

Русский (Russian)
поздний, опоздавший, последний, покойный, поздно, недавно

idioms:

• at the latest    самое позднее
• better late than never    лучше позже, чем никогда
• late in the day    слишком поздно
• late of    бывший
• of late    недавно

Español (Spanish)
adj. - difunto, fallecido, ex-, tarde, tardío, último, retrasado, atrasado, avanzado
adv. - tarde, tardíamente, recientemente, últimamente, hace algún tiempo
n. - difunto, fallecido

idioms:

• at the latest    a más tardar
• better late than never    más vale tarde que nunca
• late in the day    demasiado tarde, tarde
• late of    antiguo de
• of late    últimamente, recientemente, no hace mucho

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sen, försenad, långt framskriden, nyligen avliden, förre, förra, före detta, förutvarande, tidigare, nyligen avslutad, senaste tidens
adv. - sent, för sent, nyligen, förut, född

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
迟的, 已故的, 晚的, 迟到, 来不及, 在晚期, 晚, 不久前, 已故的人

idioms:

• at the latest    最迟
• better late than never    迟做总比不做好
• late in the day    迟暮, 在事情的最后阶段
• late of    最近以来
• of late    最近以来

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 遲的, 已故的, 晚的
adv. - 遲到, 來不及, 在晚期, 晚, 不久前
n. - 已故的人

idioms:

• at the latest    最遲
• better late than never    遲做總比不做好
• late in the day    遲暮, 在事情的最後階段
• late of    最近以來
• of late    最近以來

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 늦은 , 철 늦은, 후기의, 밤이 깊은, 최근의
adv. - 늦게, 밤늦도록 , 요즘에
n. - 늦음, 지각

idioms:

• at the latest    늦어도

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 遅い, 遅れた, いつもよりおそい, 夜になってからの, 近ごろの, 最近の, 終わりに近い, 最近死んだ
adv. - 遅く, 遅れて, 遅くまで, 夜ふけて, 最近, 終わり近く, 先には, 遅くなって, 以前は, 近頃

idioms:

• at the latest    遅くとも
• late in the day    手遅れで
• late Middle Ages    中世後期
• late night    深夜
• late of    以前は, 最近まで
• of late    近ごろ
• this late    こんなに遅く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متأخر, سابق, آخر (ظرف) أخير, حديث, فقيد, راحل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מאוחר, מאחר, שאירע לא-מכבר, מבשיל מאוחר‬
adv. - ‮באיחור, לאחרונה‬
n. - ‮האחרון, החדש, מנוח‬

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late for the sky catopoly	too little too late