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late
adjective as in not on time
Strongest matches
Weak matches
backward, behind, behind time, behindhand, belated, blown, delayed, dilatory, eleventh hour, gone, held up, hung up, in a bind, in the lurch, jammed, lagging, missed the boat, out of luck, overdue, postponed, put off, remiss, stayed, strapped, tardy, too late, unpunctual
adjective as in dead
adverb as in at the last minute
Strongest match
Weak matches
backward, behind, behind time, behindhand, dilatorily, unpunctual
Example Sentences
Mr. Gennari, who grew up in Lenox—a little too late for the splendors of Music Inn, except as a point of community pride—is perfectly equipped to tell this tale.
Miraculous moments in the story, such as water welling from a rock where Patrick later baptizes people, play out in a quiet tone.
“Too many offenses now warrant only a desk appearance ticket”—a summons to appear in court at a later date, which many offenders fail to do.
More than two decades later, Asimo sits in a museum, a reminder of how far robotics still has to go.
A few days later, the prime minister of Mauritius halted all court proceedings involving Afrinic, pending an investigation.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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