Late

Definition:

  • (v.) Coming after the time when due, or after the usual or proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed; as, a late spring.
  • (v.) Far advanced toward the end or close; as, a late hour of the day; a late period of life.
  • (v.) Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now; lately deceased, departed, or gone out of office; as, the late bishop of London; the late administration.
  • (v.) Not long past; happening not long ago; recent; as, the late rains; we have received late intelligence.
  • (v.) Continuing or doing until an advanced hour of the night; as, late revels; a late watcher.
  • (a.) After the usual or proper time, or the time appointed; after delay; as, he arrived late; -- opposed to early.
  • (a.) Not long ago; lately.
  • (a.) Far in the night, day, week, or other particular period; as, to lie abed late; to sit up late at night.

Compare late with other words:

late vs. lute

lade vs. late

late vs. yate

elate vs. late

late vs. laze

late vs. lote

cate vs. late

late vs. latex

alate vs. late

late vs. sate

lafte vs. late

bate vs. late

kate vs. late

late vs. lath

lare vs. late

late vs. lave

lat vs. late

lame vs. late

lace vs. late

late vs. pate

late vs. lats

late vs. lite

late vs. lathe

fate vs. late

late vs. mate

late vs. plate

lake vs. late

lane vs. late

late vs. slate

ate vs. late

date vs. late

late vs. undertime

late vs. let

actual vs. late

late vs. latter

late vs. recent

hate vs. late

late vs. slow

late vs. recently

late vs. lated

late vs. overlate

late vs. lateward

late vs. serotine

hypodiastole vs. late

last vs. late

late vs. retard

late vs. past

gate vs. late

former vs. late

departed vs. late

late vs. overdue

lagging vs. late

belate vs. late

late vs. whilom

late vs. latish

late vs. lateness

late vs. untimely

delay vs. late

late vs. tardily

late vs. tarry

belated vs. late

late vs. previous

deceased vs. late

late vs. miss

late vs. syne

late vs. tardy

lag vs. late

late vs. later

late vs. lately

late vs. voice

late vs. sound

aspect vs. late

appearance vs. late

behaviour vs. late

late vs. shift

dead vs. late

late vs. period

late vs. menstrual

expect vs. late

after vs. late

late vs. till

early vs. late