adjective

late

/leɪt/

late

ADJECTIVE

Definition of late

1

An event is late if it happens after a specified time.

geç

Example: He was late to his appointment.

1

If something is late in a period of time, it is towards the end of that time.

geç

Example: You come in the late afternoon.

2

A late relative, president, colleague, etc is dead.

rahmetli; merhum

Example: I loved my late husband.

3

Not on time.

geç

Example: He came five minutes late.

4

Late at night.

Example: We stayed late and went home in the dark.

late

EXAMPLES

Examples of late

1

He was late to his appointment.

Example sentence
2

You come in the late afternoon.

Example sentence
3

It was a late meeting.

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4

I loved my late husband.

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5

He came five minutes late.

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late

SMART VOCABULARY

Related words and phrases

Similar words

not on timebehindbehind schedulebelateddelayedtardyoverduepast duedeaddeceasedbelatedlytardily

Opposite words

on timeearlyaheadahead of schedulelivingalivealive and well

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