late

Strongest matches

last-minute, slow

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

Strongest matches

fresh, recent

Weak matches

advanced, just out, modern

Strongest matches

old, once, past, previous, sometime

Weak matches

asleep, bygone, cold, deceased, defunct, departed, erstwhile, ex-, exanimate, extinct, former, inanimate, lifeless, onetime, preceding, quondam

Strongest match

slowly

Strong matches

belatedly, tardily

Weak matches

backward, behind, behind time, behindhand, dilatorily, unpunctual