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Definition: Meaning of, late in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / leɪt /

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late later latest
  1. after expected time arriving, happening, or done after the time that was expected, agreed, or arranged
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  2. near the end [only before noun] used to refer to the part near the end of a period of time
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  3. be too late to arrive or do something after the time when something could or should have been done
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  4. after usual time happening or done after the usual or normal time
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  5. evening near the end of a day
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  6. dead [only before noun] dead
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  7. late developer/bloomer a child who develops socially, emotionally, or physically at a later age than other children
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  8. late developer/bloomer someone who does not become successful until they are older
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  9. it's (a little/bit) late in the day (to do something) used to show disapproval because someone has done something too late
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  10. late of something formal used about someone who has died fairly recently
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late later no superlative
  1. after the usual time
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  2. after the arranged or expected time
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  3. too late after the time when something could or should have been done
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  4. near to the end of a period of time or an event
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  5. as late as something used to express surprise that something considered old-fashioned was still happening so recently
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  6. of late formal recently
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  7. late in life if you do something late in life, you do it at an older age than most people do it
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  8. better late than never used to say that you are glad someone has done something, or to say that they should do something even though they are late
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late used in phrases

  • Late Greek (noun)
    1. the Greek language in the 3rd to 8th centuries
  • Late Latin (noun)
    1. the form of Latin written between the 3rd and 8th centuries
  • Late Summer Holiday, the
  • as of late (adverb)
    1. in the recent past
  • late blight (noun)
    1. blight in which symptoms appear late in the growing season especially a disease of solanaceous plants caused by the fungus Phytophthora infestans
  • late purple aster (noun)
    1. a variety of aster
  • late-blooming (adjective)
    1. of plants that bloom during the autumn
  • late-breaking (adjective)
    1. late-breaking news concerns events that happen just before a news broadcast or just before a newspaper is printed
  • late-flowering (adjective)
    1. of plants that bloom during the autumn
  • late-night (adjective)
    1. happening late at night
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