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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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Idiom

13.

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

The late, late crowd finds more places to end the night with a good meal.

They come late often, and many will even walk out to buy a snack and come back in with said food.

As the session comes to an end, the capitol is often aglow with late nights and high feelings.

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The late, late crowd finds more places to end the night with a good meal.

They come late often, and many will even walk out to buy a snack and come back in with said food.

As the session comes to an end, the capitol is often aglow with late nights and high feelings.

Under criticism for getting a late start, international aid organizations and several countries are mobilizing a long-term.

Night owls might think staying up late is a real hoot, but a new study hints that delayed sleep might have a sinister side.

Once the fungus invades its victim's body, it's already too late.

Long-lasting beauties deliver blooms late in the season, when gardens need them most.

Sometimes the e-texts arrived months or even years late.

The history of anti-recession efforts is that they are almost always initiated too late to do any good.

He denied having been disrespectful to anyone and said he had missed work or been late after breaking his leg last fall.

He has made some changes to pensions and social security, but in general his reform efforts have been too little, too late.

The blooming period is from late spring to late summer.

Because ovarian cancer often progresses to its late stages with few outward signs, it has come to be known as a silent killer.

Fruit sleuths and nursery owners are fighting to save our nation's apple heritagebefore it's too late.

Season of bloom is specified as early, midseason, or late.

Practice too late and you've forgotten the material and have to relearn it.

But administrators are not the ones out there late at night when students are making decisions about drinking.

The relative decline of the central bank has accelerated of late.

Late in the day a flatbed truck pulled up, toting the musicians and their huge speakers.

It is late in the evening rush hour, typical stop-and-go traffic.

Scientists hope it's not too late to undo the damage.

What to plant in early spring and late summer for fall and winter harvests.

Aliens have arrived, but it's not too late to save the world.

He didn't think about how he would pay for his education until late in the.

Excavation of their quarries is carried out from late spring through early fall.

Pancreatic cancer is typically diagnosed at a late stage because it doesn't cause symptoms until it's too late.

Riboud crept close, snapping away in the soft, dying light of the late afternoon with the last of his film.

Shades of white, pink rose, red and lavender in midwinter to late spring.

In late afternoon, live oaks and magnolias cast shadows.

Often, however, these experiments are scuttled late in the game because toxic side effects surface.

Blooms late spring to early summer, with some scattered bloom until frost.

Probably confused by changing climate patterns, hedgehog mothers gave birth relatively late in the year.

Bell-shaped flowers in a range of pink to purple and orange shades, from late spring to first frost.

The flowers open in late afternoon, close the next morning, and wither to pink or red-violet.

Bloom time comes in late summer to early fall, except as noted.

When an old villager insists on attending school so he can learn to read, everyone learns that it's never too late to dream.

Sow seeds in spring, or sow in late summer or early fall for bloom the next year.

Chartreuse or lime green flowers in dense, round to cylindrical clusters appear in late winter, early spring.

Prune severely in late winter to encourage bushiness and flowering.

Finely cut, ferny leaves usually drop in late winter.

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

Plant corms of baby gladiolus in fall or early spring for flowers in late spring.

Plants typically bloom in late spring or summer, sending up.

Gray green from late spring to hard frost, straw colored through late fall and winter.

Use a high-nitrogen formula winter to early summer, a low-nitrogen product from late summer through fall.

In mild-winter areas, you can also plant in late summer for fall and winter harvest.

June-bearing types bear one crop of high-quality berries each year in late spring or early summer.

Plan to get to your destinations in time to enjoy the dramatic light of morning or late afternoon.

Profusion of white flowers in late spring or early summer.

Blooms off and on through late spring, summer, and fall.

As a last resort, cut the entire vine to the ground in late winter or early spring and start training it all over again.

Profuse bloomer, producing branching clusters of light blue flowers that close in shade or late in the day.

Water and fertilize the garden regularly in late spring and early summer, while plants are growing fastest.

Or start your own from seed in late winter or spring, depending on your climate.

In late spring to early summer, branches are decorated with.

Spikes of small white flowers appear in late spring or early summerTo add extra sparkle to heavily shaded spots.

Heaviest bloom comes from early summer to late fall, but vine can flower nearly year-round add to my plant list.

Bright rose flowers bloom from late spring into summer.

Single pink flowers come only once each year, in late spring, and are followed by a galaxy of.

Blooms mainly appear from early to midsummer, but some varieties repeat in late summer or fall.

Dazzling color display during peak bloom in late spring, early summer.

To promote flowering, apply a complete fertilizer in late winter or early spring.

Jupiter's famous ruddy-orange cloud belt disappeared late last year, hidden under a layer of white ammonia-ice-crystal clouds.

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World English Dictionary

late (leɪt)

—*adj*
1.	occurring or arriving after the correct or expected time: the train was late
2.	(prenominal) occurring, scheduled for, or being at a relatively advanced time: a late marriage
3.	(prenominal) towards or near the end: the late evening
4.	at an advanced time in the evening or at night: it was late
5.	(prenominal) occurring or being just previous to the present time: his late remarks on industry
6.	(prenominal) having died, esp recently: my late grandfather
7.	(prenominal) just preceding the present or existing person or thing; former: the late manager of this firm
8.	of late recently; lately

—*adv*
9.	after the correct or expected time: he arrived late
10.	at a relatively advanced age: she married late
11.	recently; lately: as late as yesterday he was selling books
12.	late hours rising and going to bed later than is usual
13.	late in the day
	a. at a late or advanced stage
	b. too late

[Old English læt; related to Old Norse latr, Gothic lats]

usage Since late can mean deceased, many people think it is better to avoid using this word to refer to the person who held a post or position before its present holder: the previous (not the late) editor of The Times

'lateness

—n

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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.

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Idioms & Phrases

late

In addition to the idioms beginning with late, also see 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.