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Definitions

late

[leyt] / leɪt /
ADJECTIVE
not on time
Synonyms
STRONGEST
last-minute slow
WEAK
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
Antonyms
WEAK
antique early live old old-fashioned on time prompt punctual
ADJECTIVE
new
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fresh recent
WEAK
advanced just out modern
Antonyms
STRONGEST
old
WEAK
antique early live old-fashioned on time prompt punctual
ADJECTIVE
dead
Synonyms
STRONGEST
old once past previous sometime
WEAK
asleep bygone cold deceased defunct departed erstwhile ex- exanimate extinct former inanimate lifeless onetime preceding quondam
Antonyms
STRONGEST
current future present
WEAK
antique early live old-fashioned on time prompt punctual
ADVERB
at the last minute
Synonyms
STRONGEST
slowly
STRONG
belatedly tardily
WEAK
backward behind behind time behindhand dilatorily unpunctual
Antonyms
WEAK
early on time punctually

Example Sentences

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The new study now indicates that this transformation started at least 4 million years earlier, during the late Ediacaran period.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Hill was arrested late at night on Ventura Boulevard in his underpants and cowboy boots.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Mortgage rates climbed about half a percentage point from late February to late March, causing housing stocks to drop nearly 16%.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Major DAF providers reported significant increases in new accounts and contributions in late 2025 and early 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

I keep telling my brain it’s too late to worry, but my brain won’t listen.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.