Adj. | 1. | late - being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time; "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast" Antonyms: early - at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties" middle - between an earlier and a later period of time; "in the middle years"; "in his middle thirties" |
2. | late - after the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments" | |
3. | late - of the immediate past or just previous to the present time; "a late development"; "their late quarrel"; "his recent trip to Africa"; "in recent months"; "a recent issue of the journal" Synonyms: recent | |
4. | late - having died recently; "her late husband" | |
5. | late - of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages; "Late Greek" Antonyms: early - of an early stage in the development of a language or literature; "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C."; "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700" middle - of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages; "Middle English is the English language from about 1100 to 1500"; "Middle Gaelic" | |
6. | late - at or toward an end or late period or stage of development; "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child" Synonyms: later Antonyms: early - being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer" | |
7. | late - (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House" | |
Adv. | 1. | late - later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday" Antonyms: ahead of time, too soon, early - before the usual time or the time expected; "she graduated early"; "the house was completed ahead of time" |
2. | late - to an advanced time; "deep into the night"; "talked late into the evening" Synonyms: deep | |
3. | late - at an advanced age or stage; "she married late"; "undertook the project late in her career" | |
4. | late - in the recent past; "he was in Paris recently"; "lately the rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she was fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also" |