late
Pronunciation
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- An event is late if it happens after a specified time.
- Synonyms: not on time, behind, behind schedule, belated, delayed, tardy, overdue and past due
- Antonyms: on time, early, ahead and ahead of schedule
- He was late to his appointment.
- If something is late in a period of time, it is towards the end of that time.
- Antonym: early
- You come in the late afternoon.
- It was a late meeting.
- (usually before a noun) A late relative, president, colleague, etc is dead.
- Antonyms: living, alive and alive and well
- I loved my late husband.
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Comparative |
Superlative |
- Not on time.
- Synonyms: not on time, behind schedule, behind, belatedly and tardily
- Antonyms: on time, early, ahead and ahead of schedule
- He came five minutes late.
- Late at night.
- Synonyms: late at night, in the wee small hours and in the dead of night
- Antonym: early
- We stayed late and went home in the dark.