After the proper, right, or expected time; at a later stage than usual; after delay.
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释义 | the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [adverb] > late or too late (17) lateOE After the proper, right, or expected time; at a later stage than usual; after delay. behindc1330 After due time; late or slow in coming forward. Obsolete exc. Scottish. overlatea1400 At too late a time; at or till an excessively late hour. lately?1440 After the usual or proper time; at a late hour; late. Obsolete. arrear1477 Of time. Behindhand, behind date, overdue. (Replaced by in arrear.) behindhandc1550 Behind time, late, too late, ‘after the event’; out of date, behind the times. tarde1557 Late. lateward1572 Late; at a late hour; after the proper time or season. Now archaic and rare. tardy1586 quasi-adv. Behind time, late. to come tardy off, to fall short, to be done or carried out inadequately (obsolete or archaic: cf. to come off 5a(a) at… too-late1620 With an adjective or adverb, forming an adjectival phrase preceding and qualifying a noun, or an adverbial phrase qualifying an adjective, as too-an… out of time1760 After the prescribed period has elapsed; (also) with no more time at one's disposal. tardily1821 Sometimes implying ‘not readily, reluctantly’. not before time1837 not before time: not soon enough, almost too late; frequently used to suggest that something is long overdue. postponedly1851 Belatedly. about time1856 about time: (a) approximately the right or suitable time (for a specified event or circumstance); (b) colloquial (originally with some irony) long… belatedly1896 In a belated manner. Subcategories:— remaining unsettled (1) |
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