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adjective- 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"
belated late tardy
- (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"
former late previous
- 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"
late
- of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
"Late Greek"
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"
late later
- having died recently
"her late husband"
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"
late recent
adverb- 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"
late belatedly tardily late belatedly tardily
- to an advanced time
"deep into the night"; "talked late into the evening"
deep late deep late
- at an advanced age or stage
"she married late"; "undertook the project late in her career"
late 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"
recently late lately of late latterly recently late lately of late latterly
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