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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 company endured a sharp decline under the watch of Tavares, who left the company in late 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

An archive of previously-unreleased material by the late comedian Rik Mayall is to be showcased at the second annual festival held in his honour.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

"There is currently no active leak, and continuous live atmospheric monitoring confirms there are no chemicals leaking," county fire officials said late Sunday.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Popular throughout New England in the late 1960s for their vocal-harmony ballads and club performances, the Tavares brothers—first performing as Chubby and the Turnpikes and then as just the Turnpikes—struggled to gain national exposure.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

I really know her, and she’s never late.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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