adv
(US, idiomatic) Adverbial use of the adjectival form.
adj
(set phrase) In process, delayed, awaited, or deserved for a considerable duration of time; overdue.
adv
Obsolete spelling of away [From a place, hence.]
v
To arrive late. (This entry is a translation hub.)
adv
(archaic) Belatedly, tardily.
adj
Later in relation to the proper time something should have happened.
adv
It's better to do something late, than to never do it at all.
n
(obsolete) procrastination; delaying things until later
adj
Synonym of a day late and a dollar short
adj
Happening later than is usual, expected, or desired.
adj
Intentionally delaying (someone or something), intended to cause delay, gain time, or defer decision.
adv
To another place; in a different direction; somewhere else.
n
The habit of being fashionably late.
adv
(idiomatic) Arriving behind time to an event which does not normally require one to be punctual.
n
(humorous) later than the agreed-upon time
adj
(idiomatic) Very close to a deadline.
adj
Not arriving until after an expected time.
n
(idiomatic) A person who achieves proficiency or success in a field comparatively late in life.
n
A fee charged by a library for the late return of an item
adv
at a late stage of something
adj
Late in taking an action or adopting an idea.
adj
Being a late bloomer; attaining maturity or success comparatively late in life.
adj
(programming) Subject to late binding.
adj
(obsolete) Belated; too late; delayed, overtaken by night.
adj
(colloquial) Quite late
v
(intransitive) To grow late; become later.
adj
(chiefly UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Marked by lateness; characteristically late
adv
(obsolete) rather late
adv
(informal) Somewhat late
v
(transitive) To be late for something (a means of transportation, a deadline, etc.).
adv
(idiomatic) after an undesirable delay; undesirably late
adj
(Of a place, position etc) Not destined or planning to remain
n
Learning or education that occurs late in life.
v
(transitive) To date later than the true or proper period.
adj
Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need.
adj
Too late; exceedingly late.
adj
Done later than originally planned; delayed.
n
The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially habitually or intentionally.
v
(idiomatic, chiefly used in the present participle) To be late; to fail to be on time.
n
The tendency not to apply oneself fully to a task until the last possible moment before a deadline.
v
To require a comparatively long period of time.
adj
(medicine) belated (of symptoms etc.)
adj
Late; overdue or delayed.
n
(Canada, US) A piece of paper given to a student who is late to school, to authorize the student to proceed to class.
adj
Without a future; done for.
n
(idiomatic) A lengthy duration of time, longer than is readily remembered.
adj
(of a soldier, prisoner etc.) Whose time has expired, having served their time.
adv
Alternative form of time out of mind [(idiomatic, dated) For a lengthy period of time; on numerous occasions.]
adj
Not having reached the deadline yet, especially something that is owing but not yet due.
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