adv
(obsolete) Behind time; overdue.
adv
Pronunciation spelling of away. [From a place, hence.]
adv
On; in continuance; without intermission or delay.
adv
Away from someone or something; at a distance.
adv
So as to come after someone or something in position, distance, advancement, ranking, time, etc.
adj
(archaic, of a person) Late, tardy, overdue, behind (in accomplishing a task, etc.).
n
(idiomatic) By extension, any last chance or final opportunity.
n
(obsolete) A thing not directly aimed at; a secondary or subsidiary object, course, path, undertaking, issue, etc.
n
(archaic) A line that does not move.
n
(Hong Kong, colloquial) A person who only begins work on a project, assignment, etc., right before the due date and time.
n
A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
v
(idiomatic, intransitive) To be late (for a regular event)
adv
(obsolete) Beyond a (certain) boundary; away; abroad; out.
n
By extension, of a discussion, a point arrived at which is the same point at which it began; the point at which effort has resulted in no progress.
adj
No longer existing, having passed.
n
An interruption, break or pause.
adj
(mechanical engineering, especially aviation, of a vehicle or mechanical component) Having been in use for a (relatively) long time or a large number of operating cycles; nearing retirement or replacement age.
adv
(archaic) In the hinder or rear position.
adj
falling behind, not keeping up the pace
adj
(colloquial) Happening at the very end of an event.
n
(informal) The tendency to leave the completion of tasks to the last minute
v
(idiomatic) To be steeped in outdated traditions, fashions, beliefs, etc.
n
(regular expressions) The analysis of the preceding characters before the regular expression is matched.
adj
(only used predicatively; used especially of unpleasant things) Finished, done
n
(obsolete) The act of postponing.
n
A limit that when surpassed cannot be returned from, or an action that when taken cannot be reversed.
v
To be late; to be behind schedule.
adj
(of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
adj
(postpositive, idiomatic) far inferior, much lesser
adv
(formal) Behind that or those.
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