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Later

[leyt]

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adjective

occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.

continued until after the usual time or hour; protracted: a late business meeting.

near or at the end of day or well into the night: a late hour.

belonging to the time just before the present moment; most recent: a late news bulletin.

immediately preceding the present one; former: the late attorney general.

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recently deceased: the late Mr. Phipps.

occurring at an advanced stage in life: a late marriage.

belonging to an advanced period or stage in the history or development of something: the late phase of feudalism.

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adverb

after the usual or proper time, or after delay: to arrive late.

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until after the usual time or hour; until an advanced hour, especially of the night: to work late.

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at or to an advanced time, period, or stage: The flowers keep their blossoms late in warm climates.

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recently but no longer: a man late of Chicago, now living in Philadelphia.

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Later is always a great word to know.

So is zedonk. Does it mean:

the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

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Idiom

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of late, lately; recently: The days have been getting warmer of late.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English læt slow, late; cognate with German lass slothful, Old Norse latr, Gothic lats slow, lazy, Latin lassus tired

Related forms

late·ness, noun

o·ver·late, adjective

o·ver·late·ness, noun

Can be confused: former, later, latter.

Synonyms
1. tardy; slow, dilatory; delayed, belated. 4. See modern.

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Example Sentences

Later he went in for tapioca and a thermoplastic that is equally gelatinous before it cools.

The well-substantiated finding that adolescents go to bed later and later as they age is not the fault of advertising.

Remind students to think about things that might be on their mental maps later in the school year.

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Later he went in for tapioca and a thermoplastic that is equally gelatinous before it cools.

The well-substantiated finding that adolescents go to bed later and later as they age is not the fault of advertising.

Remind students to think about things that might be on their mental maps later in the school year.

Twenty-five years later they are still in the memories of the living.

Much later on and miles away, people may sniff discreetly in your presence, but no one will dare ask where you've been.

Seeds germinate in early spring in southern climates, later in northern areas.

Here comes the sun and it's later than you expected.

They said they later recovered explosives on the island.

Additional materials may be requested at a later date.

They did not, by and large, manufacture things in the vague hope of selling them at some later date.

The stones were probably turned into tools or given as gifts or mementos to distant trading partners later.

Sons also are not as likely as daughters to stick around to help their mothers out later in life.

Previous astronauts had taken objects into space that later found their way onto the market.

Rounded clusters of blossoms are pink when they open in late summer or autumn, later age to coppery pink and finally to rust.

Sony has shown off a pair of tablets that will launch later this year.

It gave notice of the system's intent to dismiss the president, effective five days later.

Ten years later it sold more of them than any other company in the world.

We used to think agriculture gave rise to cities and later to writing, art, and religion.

Childhood photos reveal happiness levels later in married life.

Leaf stems persist on trunks of young trees, but drop later to show attractive, slender trunk.

The veggies mostly got left behind, though they got eaten later.

Rogers later acknowledged that he had played a role in urging both to leave.

The information is uploaded to a computer system later.

The cartilaginous fish, so-called because cartilage formed their skeletons, later gave rise to sharks and rays.

Many studies have linked exercise with improved brain health later in life.

My friend vacuum-packs and freezes stews and pastas, then later heats the foods right in the plastic bags in boiling water.

The spread of the pill has not only allowed women to get married later.

To support himself, he worked as a laborer in a limestone quarry and later a factory, reading books on theology beside a boiler.

Buying ecofriendly products might make you more likely to behave badly later on.

One pack of seed will produce too many plants for even the largest home garden, so save surplus seed for later plantings.

But some people think that will become physically difficult sooner rather than later.

Western larch often follows or survives fires, later being replaced by other conifers.

New research is revealing breast cancer's deadly secrets, focusing on how the disease starts and later spreads.

Attaching the board this way makes the counter easy to remove if you or a later owner wants to redecorate.

Sooner or later they are likely to discover their mistake.

As many as ten males may pursue a female, which later curls up and lays a single egg in the pouch on her belly.

The immune response triggered by fetal cells might help the body detect cancer cells later in life.

Resultant dead growth will be easier to identify and remove later on.

There is a vague commitment to hold a national election at a later date, if these early votes go well, but no timetable.

How often you fertilize later in the year depends on the plant.

Pensions are a game that allows workers to be paid less today, while others have to foot the bill at a later date.

She gave me a guilty smile as she wrapped up the leftovers for later.

Three and a half years later these tests were repeated.

The main bloom period comes in early summer, but some flowers are produced later as well.

It later became a centre for sugar, engineering and shipbuilding.

Leaf stems persist on trunks of young trees, but drop later to show attractive, slender trunk add to my plant list.

Later the family may turn it into a studio, office, or guest house.

Restaurants that plan to open later this year or early next year.

Years later the tooth was unstable and now he has implants.

Vachala plans to publish a complete report of last fall's digging season later this year.

Unfortunately, it disappeared a few days later due to an unexpected temperature rise….

See how to freeze fresh fruit at the peak of flavor for delicious jams, pies, and smoothies later.

The government needs to spend now, while the economy is depressed, and save later.

In later years some scholars suggested that the emperor simply used the faith to his political advantage.

High brain activity in people affected by the tragedy could lead to later health problems.

What's more interesting, though, is that success on the marshmallow test correlates pretty well with success later in life.

He later blossoms into legend with the prize-winning fiction that gives the world the term.

Post-polio syndrome later in life has refocused survivors' minds on how the virus shaped their lives.

Others talk of leaving their car with the battery fully charged, only to return an hour or two later to find it flat.

Seconds later everyone in the room was either wounded or dead.

The thinner redstarts leaving later must head farther north to find enough food.

Many plants get off to a better start when sown in containers and transplanted to garden beds later in the season.

We agreed to meet at his farmstead a few days later.

The take-away point from that is that because of this, early voters have more influence than later voters.

The hoax began with a doctored photo and later found a.

It is, after all, a creature that devotes much of its energy to rolling excrement into little balls for later consumption.

It is later found to be a neutron star-a tiny, extremely dense star.

Her trial ended in a hung jury, and she later avoided a prison term by agreeing to a plea deal.

His father was a wealthy lawyer who later became a diplomat.

Gulo gulo-the glutton-is a prime scavenger who buries for later use some of the meat it tears off.

Lincoln was later invited to give the consecration following the main address.

He later blossoms into legend with the prize-winning fiction that gives the world the term cyberspace.

At the direction of the governor, my university has announced plans to temporarily furlough employees later this fiscal year.

No one is so impolite as to ask, but the guests may talk about it later.

Two of the paintings were later found in an unlocked car parked at a psychiatric facility, less than a mile from the museum.

Sooner or later they'll turn their eyes to higher education.

Later pyramids would be significantly smaller, with greater emphasis on these mortuary temples.

Four years later, his brother came down with the same illness, and a few years later a young niece died.

Later in the season, powdery grayish white spores form on leaves, then blow onto bark and growth.

Voices were raised, tempers spiked, and one shocked secretary told me later that she thought that a fistfight was about to erupt.

The more complex profit-and-loss transactions will probably have to wait till later.

They may then wedge it into a tree nook to eat later.

Teens who are allowed to go to bed later are more likely to suffer from.

Seeds germinate in early spring in warmer climates, later in cooler areas.

More news is expected later today, when the regents hold their scheduled meeting.

But later years may come with a diminished quality of life.

Moments later the chilling sounds of a submarine breaking apart and imploding were heard.

She later checked in with the boy's homeroom teacher to see if something in his home life might have prompted the question.

What they didn't eat fresh, they dried and pounded into a powder for later.

Time and again researchers have obtained tantalizing preliminary results only to run up against a brick wall later.

Doctors prescribed antidepressants and later antipsychotics-but the meds only seemed to make her worse.

If you need to water later in the day, do so well before dusk, so the.

Semihardwood cuttings are taken somewhat later in the growing season, usually in summer or early autumn.

Label each pair so you'll be able to easily match them later.

Free-run, it's called, and considered superior to later batches that have been firmly pressed off the skins and seeds.

Upon losing his job, a friend and later business partner approached him with the idea of running a taco truck.

Blooms appear about two weeks later than species add to my plant list.

Many start life with feathery leaves and later develop leathery ones.

If you need to fertilize later in the season, use a liquid type that will soak.

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World English Dictionary

later (ˈleɪtə)

—*adj, —adv*
1.	the comparative of late

—*adv*
2.	afterwards; subsequently
3.	see you later an expression of farewell
4.	sooner or later eventually; inevitably

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Word Origin & History

late

O.E. læt "occurring after the customary or expected time," originally "slow, sluggish," from P.Gmc. *latas (cf. O.N. latr "sluggish, lazy," M.Du., O.S. lat, Ger. laß "idle, weary," Goth. lats "weary, sluggish, lazy," latjan "to hinder"), from PIE base *lad- "slow, weary" (cf. L. lassus "faint,

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weary, languid, exhausted," Gk. ledein "to be weary"). The sense of "deceased" (as in the late Mrs. Smith) is from late 15c., from an adv. sense of "recently." Of women's menstrual periods, attested colloquially from 1962. Related: Lately; lateness.

later

comp. of late. Meaning "farewell," 1954, U.S. slang, short for see you later.

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Slang Dictionary

Later definition

and Late.; Laters.

interj.
Good-bye. : It's time to cruise. Later. , CU. Laters.

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American Heritage

Idioms & Phrases

later

In addition to the idiom beginning with later, also see sooner or later. Also see under late.