late
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late is part of the Basic English 850.
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[change] Pronunciation
- IPA: /leɪt/
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[change] Adjective
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- An event is late if it happens after a specified time.
- Synonyms: not on time, behind, behind schedule, belated, delayed, tardy, overdue, past due
- Antonyms: on time, early, ahead, ahead of schedule
- He was late to his appointment.
- Late at night.
- Synonyms: late at night, late-night
- Antonym: early
- It was a late meeting.
- Towards the end of.
- Antonym: early
- You come in the late afternoon.
- Someone who is dead.
- Antonyms: living, alive, alive and well
- I loved my late husband.
[change] Related words
- belated
- better late than never
- latecomer
- lately
- lateness
- later
- late-night
- late at night
- late in the game
- make late
[change] Adverb
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Comparative |
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- Not on time.
- Synonyms: not on time, behind schedule, behind, belatedly, tardily
- Antonyms: on time, early, ahead, ahead of schedule
- He came five minutes late.
- Late at night.
- Synonyms: late at night, in the wee small hours, in the dead of night
- Antonym: early
- We stayed late and went home in the dark.