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Definition of late in English: lateadjective leɪtleɪt 1Doing something or taking place after the expected, proper, or usual time. she was half an hour late for her lunch appointment Example sentencesExamples - She looked at her watch several times as she was getting worried that she would be late for an important meeting with a client.
- Make-up and jewellery are worn openly and pupils are late for school ‘with impunity’.
- Management loved him, except for the fact that he was always a few minutes late for work.
- Although, I'm sure Shawna was often fashionably late to her classes just like all of her popular friends.
- She had been asking for more breaks in the past week, and often coming in late for her shift.
- There was a closed-door session for about an hour, and then one of the jurors was late for court.
- I left my phone number and drove back to school, by now late for my rehearsal.
- The Dublin band were late for the soundcheck, but their crew said to go ahead and set up and everything would be okay.
- I then looked at the clock to realize that I was an hour late for work!
- Well - as always, Ann was late, I swear that girl will be late for her own funeral.
- Even Chelsey claiming to be late for something and dashing off would be better.
- Her plight is merely a bureaucratic blunder but she has left it too late to save the day.
- I'd better hurry up, have my shower and get dressed or I'll be late for lunch.
- I rushed home, practically a half-hour late for work already.
- Anyways, I showed up a few minutes late for the competition and missed the first two teams' routines.
- But she says buses regularly fail to show up leaving her late for work.
- Arriving nearly an hour late for a scheduled meeting, she smiles and goes directly for the photo session.
- Sometimes it makes me late for class, and sometimes I make excuses to stay in.
- It results in missing hospital appointments or being late for appointments because there are no useable parking spaces.
- But there were others who were late for meetings and getting quite angry.
Synonyms behind time, behind schedule, behind, behindhand not on time, unpunctual, tardy, running late, overdue, long-overdue, delayed, long-delayed, belated slow, dilatory 2Belonging or taking place far on in a particular period. they won the game with a late goal an elegantly dressed woman in her late fifties Example sentencesExamples - On the 25th December after a late, and simple breakfast, we walked along the beach and back into the palm groves.
- And the six-year-old company spent the late 1990s developing software to connect Internet applications.
- The advancement of a counterclaim at this late stage did give me some concern.
- But the other Sheffield side showed a bit of steel as they grabbed two late goals to guarantee the celebration had to be put on hold.
- Fatima, in her late fifties, is a practising Muslim who prays and fasts but is not veiled.
- As the baby-boomers enter their mid to late fifties the issue of how we care for the aged is never far from the news headlines.
- It seemed fitting fare for a late breakfast on a day you're giving to yourself.
- They taste the best because the Cabernet grapes ripen late in the season - in September or even October.
- Depending on the weather, Phil provides 25-40 gallons per tree per week late in the season.
- The narrative halts for a paragraph to depict the dreary marsh landscape on a late winter afternoon.
- Two late goals gave Crewe their first win since the opening day of the season as they beat Luton 3-1.
- It looked all over at that stage for the home team but they fought back admirably and got two late goals, one from the penalty spot.
- Second of all, it comes so late in the game.
- Allie was in her early twenties, young very pretty and I was in my late forties.
- I had arrived quite late in the day when dusk was falling.
- Mick was in his late fifties and is sadly missed by his wife Joan, brothers and sisters and a large circle of friends.
- 2.1 Denoting or belonging to the advanced stage of a historical period or cultural movement.
Example sentencesExamples - Now, in the late fifties, a debate began over whether to extend benefits to the unmarried.
- They lived in Thorncliffe Road, off Fell Lane, Keighley from 1936 to the late sixties.
- It is an historical fate for all late modern societies that we should welcome and make the best of.
- In the mid to late fifties, guys spent all their time souping up older cars with whatever parts they could find.
- By the late 1990s, about three-fourths of all Americans lived in urban areas.
- I recall when we made the major State sector reforms in the late 1980s.
- Less than half of the adult population regularly attended church by the late 1980s.
- West Asian reform movements arrived in the late nineteenth century, sparking an Islamic revival.
- Following the baby boom, fertility rates declined over the late 1960s and 1970s.
- Reporters in the late 1800s kept their stories short to save on telegraph charges.
- Until the late sixth century, informed guesswork must make do for history.
- The farm covered 1,000 acres and employed labourers as recently as the late 18th century.
- Faull added that the majority of people did not believe in the value of banknotes, right up until the late 19th century.
- I expect some passionate objections particularly to my coverage of the late 20th Century.
- During the late 1800s, brass bands became a vital element of rural culture.
- Cobain guessed from his clothing that he was from the mid to late 1800s.
- Wheelchair Rugby is a sport that was developed in Canada in the late 1970s.
- 2.2 Far on in the day or night.
I'm sorry the call is so late Example sentencesExamples - She said the town had developed a bad reputation as a result of problems arising from late night take-aways.
- They are especially short on volunteers during the late night and early morning shifts.
- The guys were keeping me up at night and I didn't sleep late in the mornings.
- However, if you are invited to Ed's late night party, the gloves come off and it is Ed - no holds barred.
- Deacon returned me to my home late in the evening with a promise to call me soon.
- Even the underage foreigners are tempted into the late night activities.
- Between household chores, she studied - late at night and early in the morning.
- Off out on a search for football and cheap drinks - won't be a late night as have full day of lectures tomorrow and showing up hungover for them won't be good.
- Misty evenings and star-studded night skies form the perfect backdrop for late night partying.
- The behaviour of some of the late night revellers almost beggars belief.
- Take a stroll through the centre of the town late at night on any given weekend and you will see exactly what I'm on about.
- I knew I shouldn't have come out so late at night alone!
- It was finally faxed through late last night, too late for most deadlines.
- It is late afternoon and the stage glows orange as the sun is getting lower in the sky.
- A place which hums all day every day and where the working hours are late for everyone and a lunch break is still not very fashionable.
- It has become a base for late night drinking parties which constantly disturb neighbouring residents.
- No matter, I have started my regime of discipline - I am going to avoid late nights as best as I can.
- 2.3 Flowering or ripening towards the end of the season.
the last late chrysanthemums Example sentencesExamples - While in pruning mode, cut late flowering clematis hard back to a low pair of fat buds.
- Remove late flowers on peppers and eggplant to send more energy into the ripening fruit.
- Acidantheras have a wonderful scent and are excellent for late flowering.
- The white currant is White transparent, again a late flowering variety.
3the/one's late(of a specified person) no longer alive. Example sentencesExamples - The late King's grave is marked by an inscription in the floor and by a plaque, in the wall above, showing his head.
- I am sure, though, she will be comforted by the fact that her late husband touched the lives of so many in such a positive way.
- My naked face has been likened to a canvas by my late artist husband, and like a boiled egg by my own observation.
- After the inquest his widow Joan described her late husband as a ‘gentleman in every sense of the word’.
- It was at a dance that she met her late husband, Bill, who she married in 1937.
- She said her husband's late sister had complained to the council on their behalf and they had understood something was going to be done.
- It's a tape of her and her late husband talking about his financial plans for her.
- If the late princess were still alive, however, she might have changed her mind about him.
- This included her engagement ring given to her by her late husband.
- I married my late husband when he was a widower after he retired and I accept that as a result I am not entitled to any pension from him.
- This is the first time that Sheila, aged 46, has spoken publicly about her late husband.
- Most of all, she said she draws to keep her late mother's and grandmother's spirit alive.
- For her late husband, David, who died this summer, was one of the villagers who had previously rung the bell.
- Bridget was a hard worker as was her late husband James and together they reared a family of four in very difficult times.
- She may be going to the Supreme Court to get some money from her late husband.
- He was husband of the late Kathleen and was a popular and prominent member of the local rural community.
- He was husband of the late Evelyn and was a popular and well liked member of the local rural community.
- She was a devoted wife to her late husband Tom, and mother to her five children.
- The late Mary is survived by her devoted husband, Paddy and her son, daughter and grandchildren.
- She and her late husband Jack, who died 20 years ago, took up bowls together.
Synonyms dead, deceased, departed, lamented, passed on/away, lost, expired, gone, extinct, perished - 3.1 No longer having the specified status; former.
Synonyms previous, preceding, former, past, prior, earlier, as was, sometime, one-time, ex-, erstwhile, old, defunct, precedent, foregoing, no longer extant French ci-devant formal quondam archaic whilom
4latestOf most recent date. Example sentencesExamples - So it's hard to know how he will be feeling about the latest project bearing his name.
- My latest hunch is that the letter is genuine but that the treasure has been lifted.
- Hand guns and heroin were seized by drugs squad police in the latest Crack Down raids.
- No longer do middle aged family men go to a show room and buy the latest four door saloon with a newer radio.
- So it's a surprise that their latest product jumps to the other end of the spectrum.
- Oh, and my latest book has come back from the printers and is due to arrive in shops soon.
- It may not help that no question of policy or principle is allowed to arise from the latest turn.
- Not a single airline in the weaker group has reported a profit in the latest period.
- This is the latest round in a fight over public services which has been going on for nearly a decade.
- She had a wall full of books on one side that went from murder to the latest fantasy fiction.
- Call the office regularly to keep up to speed with all the latest gossip and news.
- In the latest incident, the man was in bed asleep when his front door was kicked in.
- United viewed his first stunt as amusing but the club was not impressed by the latest hoax.
- It doesn't sound like he used his reduced workload to check out the latest releases.
- I needed to change my address with them, and get another copy of the latest bill sent to me.
- There have as yet been no estimates as to what the cost of the latest campaign has been.
- Reaction from those who have seen a model of the latest project has so far been mixed.
- Would you like the latest radar gadgets to warn you that there is a speed trap around the corner?
- He was warning those people that are sporting the latest craze in flag waving to beware.
- In fact their approach can be summed up by the quotation on the cover of this latest report.
- He loves all kinds of sport and is always phoning me up to find out the latest results.
- He can revel in the feeling all summer long if things go according to the latest plans.
Synonyms most recent, newest, brand new, just out, just released, fresh, present-day, up to date, up to the minute, state-of-the-art, current, modern, contemporary, modernistic, fashionable, in fashion, in vogue, voguish, bang up to date, in French à la mode informal with it, trendy, hip, hot, happening, cool, now
adverb leɪtleɪt 1After the expected, proper, or usual time. Example sentencesExamples - He said hundreds of commuters already arrive late each day after sitting in buses crawling through rush-hour jams.
- Four hours later we boarded another plane and finally arrived in Vancouver late, but alive.
- I arrived in Wolverhampton late this evening, as I'm doing a small part in a short film here tomorrow.
- Department management has promised to make the payments no later than June 17.
- He arrives late this morning, and is behaving out of character.
- I arrived Shanghai late and tired so I will add more pictures tomorrow night on this page.
- To be sure, one can arrive late and leave early, confounding the schedule's disciplining force.
- The second phase is expected to start late this year or early next year.
- They arrived four minutes late and incurred a 40 second penalty which dropped them to fourth.
- He came to interview me as defence secretary and arrived 45 minutes late.
- Cathy was never late and expected the same when you met her for dinner.
- When the post arrives late it means my staff are waiting around.
- Eventually, clothing was suitably sorted and we set off, arriving a fashionable 30 minutes late.
- The unofficial action was expected to end late last evening, with services returning to normal by today.
- If our mail arrived late we were advised this was due to staff shortages or holidays and the postman had to do another round first.
- The stewardess told them if they were to arrive another minute late, the plane would have already taken off.
- While in Mexico, my host family and I would often arrive at events thirty or forty minutes late.
- She is late and I am edgy, expecting a group of tough females in hoods and trainers.
- I sprang into action and started to run for the hole but remembered too late the girl behind me.
- I arrived half an hour late because Dad lost his palm pilot and couldn't remember what time school started.
Synonyms behind schedule, behind time, behindhand, unpunctually, belatedly, tardily, at the last minute, at the tail end dilatorily, slowly, recently after hours, after office hours, overtime, past the usual finishing/stopping/closing time 2Far on in time; towards the end of a period. Example sentencesExamples - He commanded troops in Guangdong and advocated a fight to the finish late in the war.
- Our family visited one of your immigration detention centres late in September.
- In other words, it turned up on the Times website late in the morning of that day, Canberra time.
- A beautiful blue lake on its summit is frozen till late in the year and offers excellent skating ground.
- Since I first moved to London late in 1989, Hungerford Bridge has been an important landmark for me.
- Most are performed late in the second trimester, which ends at 27 weeks into pregnancy.
- It had as much effect on the outcome as Brazil joining the Allies late in the Second World War.
- He won some points though late in August and I never made scalping jokes after that.
- Rose selected only those flies that reproduced late in life and bred them with one another.
- An absolute high point of achievement was to sing so late in his life, in the Reconciliation choir.
- When he wrote his memoirs late in life, he recalled that this father had been a children's book writer.
- When we visited it late in 1998 the foundations were laid for an extension to the building.
- The third and final partition that extinguished the Polish state came late in 1795.
- These headlines are all drawn from just a three day period late in September.
- The parties concluded their submissions late in the afternoon of Friday 1 September.
- Smokers only eat to enjoy the fag afterwards, so food is a pleasure that I've discovered late in life.
- It is believed that hormones are involved and women who have their first child late in life or who have no children are more at risk.
- That was in the context of a writ issued late in the limitation period.
- Then late in the summer comes the fateful day when you discover your results.
- Council chiefs say the new prices, due to come in late in January, are in line with neighbouring towns and cities.
- 2.1 At or until a time far on in the day or night.
now I'm old enough to stay up late Example sentencesExamples - They had stayed up rather late the night before and Kelly was exhausted.
- It was New Years Day, and everyone was a little sleepy from staying up so late the night before.
- It would probably help if I hadn't stayed up too late last night making a fiction index.
- If anyone showed up or someone stayed late at night, a feast would be easily prepared.
- She stayed at the store late every night to get extra practice and work more on her guitar.
- I stayed up late every night and had my own bar vouchers, and was allowed to buy Cokes and ice creams.
- So tired, as I got home really late last night (this morning) and then couldn't get off to sleep.
- One night, she stayed so late he suggested she stay, putting a bolster in the middle of the bed so she wouldn't feel threatened.
- I stayed up late every night dreaming of being the lead singer of the greatest metal band.
- A calm morning, as if the gods partied late last night and they are still sleeping fitfully.
- Try to get up at the same time every morning, even if you stayed up late the night before.
- Jo stays up late that night, but just as she is falling asleep she heard Beth sobbing in the next room.
- He'd stayed up late the night before with some of his younger generals and officers drinking to celebrate their return.
- Do you advise staying up late the night before to revise?
- Children were also to be made safer - safer from their irresponsible parents who allowed them to stay out late at night.
- She had stayed up considerably too late the night before and was definitely feeling the effects of it.
- She had stayed up late every night and gotten up early every day to get in some more work and homework.
- I stay up late at night reading stupid Philosophy readings and wake up early to read some more.
Synonyms late at night, till the early hours of the morning informal till the wee small hours, till all hours - 2.2later At a time in the near future; soon or afterwards.
later on it will be easier Synonyms subsequently, eventually, then, next, later on, after that, after this, afterwards, following that, following this, at a later time, at a later date, at a future date, at a future time, at some point in the future, in the future, in time to come, in due course afterwards, later on, after, after that, subsequently, following
3late ofFormerly but not now living or working in a specified place or institution. Mrs Halford, late of the County Records Office
noun leɪtleɪt the latestThe most recent news or fashion. have you heard the latest? Example sentencesExamples - The theft had been the latest in a series of misfortunes to befall the memorial garden.
- The accident is the latest in a recent spate of serious hit and run collisions in the area.
- This is just the latest in a series of scams aimed at those trying to find work in the pub trade.
- This is the latest in a long line of sightings of big cat-type creatures in the area.
- This was the latest in a series of pickets which have occurred over the last three years.
- The crimes are the latest in a series of thefts to have taken place around the area.
- The great Baltic Index Boom is the third and latest of the mighty booms of our age.
- An Teallach is the latest of our important natural heritage sites to come up for sale.
- This is the latest in a number of controversies to blow up over cemetery rules in the York area.
- The action is the latest in the five month dispute over plans to slash jobs and wages.
- We've been hit with all sorts of things over the past few months and this is just the latest.
- Norma was just the latest in a long line of partners who had abandoned me in despair.
- Residents say this is only the latest in a whole string of accidents at the same spot.
- What is happening today is simply the latest in a series of epochal economic shifts.
- The strike is the latest in a wave of action on regional newspapers across Britain.
- This is the latest in a spate of vandal attacks on fire crews and buses in the area.
- The vicious attack is the latest in a worrying number of burglaries to hit the area this year.
- The driving incident is the latest in a series of problems experienced by the star.
- This is the latest in a series of injuries which have stretched the Lochcarron squad.
Phrases No later than the time specified. all new cars will be required to meet this standard by 1997 at the latest Example sentencesExamples - Everyone is asked to be at the hotel by 8.30 pm at the latest as food will be served.
- Make sure your entries are in by Friday lunchtime at the latest.
- It also emerged that by the end of March or April at the latest, the regional election headquarters will be formed.
- After a dozen years at the latest, the two countries will both become part of the Mediterranean free trade zone.
- Any remaining fraction of a share will be paid in cash when the distribution is made by November 7 at the latest.
- Anyway we will have a guest book up and running from tomorrow or Friday at the latest so if you are dying to be a part of it all then you will have your chance.
- The company says post should arrive by lunchtime at the latest.
- I should be out by the end of the week, or next Monday at the latest.
- But Rosemary says the letters should have been sent by Monday at the latest.
- If the army is to be ready for action before the Iraqi summer arrives, troops will need to be in the region by February at the latest.
- Both buses leave Batley about one hour after the game, 6pm at the latest.
- Due to the failure on the deal, the Cabinet announcement would likely be made by next Thursday at the latest.
- Once a customer fulfills all the prerequisites the credit is approved within five days at the latest.
- The answers will be prepared by officers by April at the latest.
- Although it is uncertain when their affair began exactly, it is known that they were involved by 1968 at the latest.
- A Justice Department spokesman said the advertising ban should be in place by the New Year at the latest.
- Schools are being asked to make sure their work is A4 in size and that all entries are received by tomorrow at the latest.
- The documents, along with those of other EU states, will be deposited at the United Nations by June at the latest.
- All train vehicles will have to be compliant with disabled access regulations by 2020 at the latest.
- I suspect I shall be the talk of the office by lunch time at the latest.
It is better to do something or arrive after the expected time than not do it or arrive at all. it took them the majority of the campaign to come to that conclusion, but better late than never Example sentencesExamples - Better late than never, the newspaper ran a good review of the book over the weekend.
- After breakfast the boys go straight to work on math—better late than never, right?
- The team have probably left such a move about five years too late, but it's better late than never.
- The website seems to have been very lethargic today, so I gave up after a while and went off to do more productive things—ah well, better late than never.
- Well, better late than never, for the timing of this exhibition.
At a late stage in proceedings, especially too late to be useful. it's a bit late in the day to go into all this Example sentencesExamples - I put a lot of skepticism in anything a campaign or its supporters tell me about polls this late in the game.
- If he wanted to avoid tempting fate it's a bit late in the day.
- But the suggestion that it might have come a bit late in the day to resuscitate his reputation was left unsaid.
- Is it not a bit late in the day to talk of probe considering that the contracts were signed several years ago?
- As for disclosure, as we pointed out, that seems to be coming a bit late in the game.
- We talked all around the subject today without actually touching on it until really rather late in the day.
- There is disbelief that the US, rather late in the day, has decided that this is a crusade for human rights.
- Well, it was raised by the appellant rather late in the day, your Honour.
- White finally gets the right idea but rather too late in the day.
- I am no dog-breeder, but this seems rather late in the day for thinking of future litters.
- A little late in the game, but we'd be at home for the holiday for the first time.
- Observers on both sides predict a tight contest that will not be decided until late in the game.
- It just seems a little late in the day to be lamenting Edwardian repression.
- And it's a bit late in the day to be making major changes to an almost completed plan.
- It is rather late in the day for the regulator to see the advantages of letting managers manage.
- The two sides moved toward a compromise on this issue late in the day but remained short of an agreement.
- Numbness came a bit too late in the game for me, right on the heels of anger.
- This may be a bit late in the day for us to try to sort that out.
- So I guess it's almost a little late in the game for a lot of folks to start evacuating in that area.
she'd been drinking too much of late Example sentencesExamples - I am sure many readers would agree with me when I say that life seems to be increasingly hectic of late.
- This is not a moan or a gripe but something that's been puzzling me of late.
- It seems I am not the only one to have suffered unending frustrations of late.
- The girls are training very hard of late and a full panel has been evident in recent weeks.
- We have been poorly served by the media of late and shooting the messenger is not going to fix it.
- A shame though, as I've been listening to her most recent two albums an awful lot of late.
- Which is good as it'll be a little more civilised than I've been used to of late.
- Does the party retain its basic commitment to the free market or has it become more communitarian of late?
- The new jobs of late have been in supermarkets and call-centres, not laboratories.
- This has been a problem for many years and has become a lot worse of late.
Synonyms recently, lately, latterly, in the past few days, in the last couple of weeks, in recent times
Origin Old English læt (adjective; also in the sense 'slow, tardy'), late (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to German lass, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin lassus 'weary', let1, and let2. early from Old English: The word early, like late, is from Old English, and is found in many idioms and proverbs. The early bird gets the worm is first recorded in 1636, and early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise goes as far back as 1496. Early doors, meaning early on in a game or contest, has become a cliché of sports reporting, but originally referred to admission to a music hall some time before the start of the performance, which was more expensive but gave you a wider choice of seating. The first record of its use is from 1883. The practice died out in the 1950s but the phrase was resurrected in footballing circles in the 1970s in its current sense, with the legendary English football manager Brian Clough (1935–2004) providing the first recorded example.
Rhymes abate, ablate, aerate, ait, await, backdate, bait, bate, berate, castrate, collate, conflate, crate, create, cremate, date, deflate, dictate, dilate, distraite, donate, downstate, eight, elate, equate, estate, fate, fête, fixate, freight, frustrate, gait, gate, gestate, gradate, grate, great, gyrate, hate, hydrate, inflate, innate, interrelate, interstate, irate, Kate, Kuwait, lactate, locate, lustrate, mandate, mate, migrate, misdate, misstate, mistranslate, mutate, narrate, negate, notate, orate, ornate, Pate, placate, plate, prate, prorate, prostrate, pulsate, pupate, quadrate, rate, rotate, sate, sedate, serrate, short weight, skate, slate, spate, spectate, spruit, stagnate, state, straight, strait, Tate, tête-à-tête, Thwaite, translate, translocate, transmigrate, truncate, underrate, understate, underweight, update, uprate, upstate, up-to-date, vacate, vibrate, wait, weight Definition of late in US English: lateadjectivelātleɪt 1Doing something or taking place after the expected, proper, or usual time. she was half an hour late for her lunch appointment Example sentencesExamples - Even Chelsey claiming to be late for something and dashing off would be better.
- Although, I'm sure Shawna was often fashionably late to her classes just like all of her popular friends.
- But there were others who were late for meetings and getting quite angry.
- Well - as always, Ann was late, I swear that girl will be late for her own funeral.
- I'd better hurry up, have my shower and get dressed or I'll be late for lunch.
- Make-up and jewellery are worn openly and pupils are late for school ‘with impunity’.
- Anyways, I showed up a few minutes late for the competition and missed the first two teams' routines.
- Management loved him, except for the fact that he was always a few minutes late for work.
- I left my phone number and drove back to school, by now late for my rehearsal.
- But she says buses regularly fail to show up leaving her late for work.
- There was a closed-door session for about an hour, and then one of the jurors was late for court.
- The Dublin band were late for the soundcheck, but their crew said to go ahead and set up and everything would be okay.
- I rushed home, practically a half-hour late for work already.
- She had been asking for more breaks in the past week, and often coming in late for her shift.
- Sometimes it makes me late for class, and sometimes I make excuses to stay in.
- I then looked at the clock to realize that I was an hour late for work!
- It results in missing hospital appointments or being late for appointments because there are no useable parking spaces.
- Arriving nearly an hour late for a scheduled meeting, she smiles and goes directly for the photo session.
- She looked at her watch several times as she was getting worried that she would be late for an important meeting with a client.
- Her plight is merely a bureaucratic blunder but she has left it too late to save the day.
Synonyms behind time, behind schedule, behind, behindhand 2Belonging or taking place near the end of a particular time or period. they won the game with a late goal Example sentencesExamples - Second of all, it comes so late in the game.
- But the other Sheffield side showed a bit of steel as they grabbed two late goals to guarantee the celebration had to be put on hold.
- Depending on the weather, Phil provides 25-40 gallons per tree per week late in the season.
- It looked all over at that stage for the home team but they fought back admirably and got two late goals, one from the penalty spot.
- Two late goals gave Crewe their first win since the opening day of the season as they beat Luton 3-1.
- And the six-year-old company spent the late 1990s developing software to connect Internet applications.
- Allie was in her early twenties, young very pretty and I was in my late forties.
- On the 25th December after a late, and simple breakfast, we walked along the beach and back into the palm groves.
- Mick was in his late fifties and is sadly missed by his wife Joan, brothers and sisters and a large circle of friends.
- As the baby-boomers enter their mid to late fifties the issue of how we care for the aged is never far from the news headlines.
- They taste the best because the Cabernet grapes ripen late in the season - in September or even October.
- The narrative halts for a paragraph to depict the dreary marsh landscape on a late winter afternoon.
- I had arrived quite late in the day when dusk was falling.
- It seemed fitting fare for a late breakfast on a day you're giving to yourself.
- Fatima, in her late fifties, is a practising Muslim who prays and fasts but is not veiled.
- The advancement of a counterclaim at this late stage did give me some concern.
- 2.1attributive Denoting or belonging to the advanced stage of a historical period or cultural movement.
Example sentencesExamples - Cobain guessed from his clothing that he was from the mid to late 1800s.
- West Asian reform movements arrived in the late nineteenth century, sparking an Islamic revival.
- Less than half of the adult population regularly attended church by the late 1980s.
- By the late 1990s, about three-fourths of all Americans lived in urban areas.
- They lived in Thorncliffe Road, off Fell Lane, Keighley from 1936 to the late sixties.
- In the mid to late fifties, guys spent all their time souping up older cars with whatever parts they could find.
- I recall when we made the major State sector reforms in the late 1980s.
- Faull added that the majority of people did not believe in the value of banknotes, right up until the late 19th century.
- It is an historical fate for all late modern societies that we should welcome and make the best of.
- Now, in the late fifties, a debate began over whether to extend benefits to the unmarried.
- The farm covered 1,000 acres and employed labourers as recently as the late 18th century.
- Until the late sixth century, informed guesswork must make do for history.
- Following the baby boom, fertility rates declined over the late 1960s and 1970s.
- Wheelchair Rugby is a sport that was developed in Canada in the late 1970s.
- I expect some passionate objections particularly to my coverage of the late 20th Century.
- Reporters in the late 1800s kept their stories short to save on telegraph charges.
- During the late 1800s, brass bands became a vital element of rural culture.
- 2.2 Far on in the day or night.
I'm sorry the call is so late Example sentencesExamples - Take a stroll through the centre of the town late at night on any given weekend and you will see exactly what I'm on about.
- Deacon returned me to my home late in the evening with a promise to call me soon.
- The behaviour of some of the late night revellers almost beggars belief.
- Between household chores, she studied - late at night and early in the morning.
- She said the town had developed a bad reputation as a result of problems arising from late night take-aways.
- A place which hums all day every day and where the working hours are late for everyone and a lunch break is still not very fashionable.
- The guys were keeping me up at night and I didn't sleep late in the mornings.
- It has become a base for late night drinking parties which constantly disturb neighbouring residents.
- It was finally faxed through late last night, too late for most deadlines.
- However, if you are invited to Ed's late night party, the gloves come off and it is Ed - no holds barred.
- I knew I shouldn't have come out so late at night alone!
- Misty evenings and star-studded night skies form the perfect backdrop for late night partying.
- No matter, I have started my regime of discipline - I am going to avoid late nights as best as I can.
- It is late afternoon and the stage glows orange as the sun is getting lower in the sky.
- Even the underage foreigners are tempted into the late night activities.
- Off out on a search for football and cheap drinks - won't be a late night as have full day of lectures tomorrow and showing up hungover for them won't be good.
- They are especially short on volunteers during the late night and early morning shifts.
- 2.3 Flowering or ripening toward the end of the season.
the last late chrysanthemums Example sentencesExamples - While in pruning mode, cut late flowering clematis hard back to a low pair of fat buds.
- The white currant is White transparent, again a late flowering variety.
- Remove late flowers on peppers and eggplant to send more energy into the ripening fruit.
- Acidantheras have a wonderful scent and are excellent for late flowering.
3the/one's late(of a specified person) no longer alive. the late William Jennings Bryan Example sentencesExamples - She was a devoted wife to her late husband Tom, and mother to her five children.
- Most of all, she said she draws to keep her late mother's and grandmother's spirit alive.
- If the late princess were still alive, however, she might have changed her mind about him.
- The late King's grave is marked by an inscription in the floor and by a plaque, in the wall above, showing his head.
- She and her late husband Jack, who died 20 years ago, took up bowls together.
- I am sure, though, she will be comforted by the fact that her late husband touched the lives of so many in such a positive way.
- This included her engagement ring given to her by her late husband.
- She said her husband's late sister had complained to the council on their behalf and they had understood something was going to be done.
- He was husband of the late Kathleen and was a popular and prominent member of the local rural community.
- The late Mary is survived by her devoted husband, Paddy and her son, daughter and grandchildren.
- After the inquest his widow Joan described her late husband as a ‘gentleman in every sense of the word’.
- Bridget was a hard worker as was her late husband James and together they reared a family of four in very difficult times.
- It was at a dance that she met her late husband, Bill, who she married in 1937.
- He was husband of the late Evelyn and was a popular and well liked member of the local rural community.
- For her late husband, David, who died this summer, was one of the villagers who had previously rung the bell.
- She may be going to the Supreme Court to get some money from her late husband.
- My naked face has been likened to a canvas by my late artist husband, and like a boiled egg by my own observation.
- It's a tape of her and her late husband talking about his financial plans for her.
- This is the first time that Sheila, aged 46, has spoken publicly about her late husband.
- I married my late husband when he was a widower after he retired and I accept that as a result I am not entitled to any pension from him.
Synonyms dead, deceased, departed, lamented, passed away, passed on, lost, expired, gone, extinct, perished - 3.1 No longer having the specified status; former.
Synonyms previous, preceding, former, past, prior, earlier, as was, sometime, one-time, ex-, erstwhile, old, defunct, precedent, foregoing, no longer extant
4latestOf recent date. Example sentencesExamples - No longer do middle aged family men go to a show room and buy the latest four door saloon with a newer radio.
- So it's hard to know how he will be feeling about the latest project bearing his name.
- She had a wall full of books on one side that went from murder to the latest fantasy fiction.
- So it's a surprise that their latest product jumps to the other end of the spectrum.
- My latest hunch is that the letter is genuine but that the treasure has been lifted.
- Oh, and my latest book has come back from the printers and is due to arrive in shops soon.
- Would you like the latest radar gadgets to warn you that there is a speed trap around the corner?
- He was warning those people that are sporting the latest craze in flag waving to beware.
- In fact their approach can be summed up by the quotation on the cover of this latest report.
- It may not help that no question of policy or principle is allowed to arise from the latest turn.
- There have as yet been no estimates as to what the cost of the latest campaign has been.
- This is the latest round in a fight over public services which has been going on for nearly a decade.
- He can revel in the feeling all summer long if things go according to the latest plans.
- In the latest incident, the man was in bed asleep when his front door was kicked in.
- He loves all kinds of sport and is always phoning me up to find out the latest results.
- It doesn't sound like he used his reduced workload to check out the latest releases.
- Reaction from those who have seen a model of the latest project has so far been mixed.
- Call the office regularly to keep up to speed with all the latest gossip and news.
- I needed to change my address with them, and get another copy of the latest bill sent to me.
- United viewed his first stunt as amusing but the club was not impressed by the latest hoax.
- Hand guns and heroin were seized by drugs squad police in the latest Crack Down raids.
- Not a single airline in the weaker group has reported a profit in the latest period.
Synonyms most recent, newest, brand new, just out, just released, fresh, present-day, up to date, up to the minute, state-of-the-art, current, modern, contemporary, modernistic, fashionable, in fashion, in vogue, voguish, bang up to date, in
adverblātleɪt 1After the expected, proper, or usual time. Example sentencesExamples - If our mail arrived late we were advised this was due to staff shortages or holidays and the postman had to do another round first.
- He came to interview me as defence secretary and arrived 45 minutes late.
- I arrived Shanghai late and tired so I will add more pictures tomorrow night on this page.
- While in Mexico, my host family and I would often arrive at events thirty or forty minutes late.
- I arrived in Wolverhampton late this evening, as I'm doing a small part in a short film here tomorrow.
- She is late and I am edgy, expecting a group of tough females in hoods and trainers.
- Eventually, clothing was suitably sorted and we set off, arriving a fashionable 30 minutes late.
- When the post arrives late it means my staff are waiting around.
- Department management has promised to make the payments no later than June 17.
- I arrived half an hour late because Dad lost his palm pilot and couldn't remember what time school started.
- To be sure, one can arrive late and leave early, confounding the schedule's disciplining force.
- I sprang into action and started to run for the hole but remembered too late the girl behind me.
- The stewardess told them if they were to arrive another minute late, the plane would have already taken off.
- Cathy was never late and expected the same when you met her for dinner.
- He arrives late this morning, and is behaving out of character.
- Four hours later we boarded another plane and finally arrived in Vancouver late, but alive.
- The unofficial action was expected to end late last evening, with services returning to normal by today.
- The second phase is expected to start late this year or early next year.
- They arrived four minutes late and incurred a 40 second penalty which dropped them to fourth.
- He said hundreds of commuters already arrive late each day after sitting in buses crawling through rush-hour jams.
Synonyms behind schedule, behind time, behindhand, unpunctually, belatedly, tardily, at the last minute, at the tail end after hours, after office hours, overtime, past the usual closing time, past the usual finishing time, past the usual stopping time 2Far on in time; toward the end of a period. Example sentencesExamples - Rose selected only those flies that reproduced late in life and bred them with one another.
- Our family visited one of your immigration detention centres late in September.
- An absolute high point of achievement was to sing so late in his life, in the Reconciliation choir.
- Council chiefs say the new prices, due to come in late in January, are in line with neighbouring towns and cities.
- The parties concluded their submissions late in the afternoon of Friday 1 September.
- When he wrote his memoirs late in life, he recalled that this father had been a children's book writer.
- When we visited it late in 1998 the foundations were laid for an extension to the building.
- The third and final partition that extinguished the Polish state came late in 1795.
- He won some points though late in August and I never made scalping jokes after that.
- In other words, it turned up on the Times website late in the morning of that day, Canberra time.
- Smokers only eat to enjoy the fag afterwards, so food is a pleasure that I've discovered late in life.
- Then late in the summer comes the fateful day when you discover your results.
- These headlines are all drawn from just a three day period late in September.
- Since I first moved to London late in 1989, Hungerford Bridge has been an important landmark for me.
- Most are performed late in the second trimester, which ends at 27 weeks into pregnancy.
- He commanded troops in Guangdong and advocated a fight to the finish late in the war.
- It is believed that hormones are involved and women who have their first child late in life or who have no children are more at risk.
- That was in the context of a writ issued late in the limitation period.
- It had as much effect on the outcome as Brazil joining the Allies late in the Second World War.
- A beautiful blue lake on its summit is frozen till late in the year and offers excellent skating ground.
- 2.1 At or until a time far on in the day or night.
now I'm old enough to stay up late Example sentencesExamples - A calm morning, as if the gods partied late last night and they are still sleeping fitfully.
- I stay up late at night reading stupid Philosophy readings and wake up early to read some more.
- It would probably help if I hadn't stayed up too late last night making a fiction index.
- Jo stays up late that night, but just as she is falling asleep she heard Beth sobbing in the next room.
- She had stayed up considerably too late the night before and was definitely feeling the effects of it.
- I stayed up late every night and had my own bar vouchers, and was allowed to buy Cokes and ice creams.
- One night, she stayed so late he suggested she stay, putting a bolster in the middle of the bed so she wouldn't feel threatened.
- I stayed up late every night dreaming of being the lead singer of the greatest metal band.
- Try to get up at the same time every morning, even if you stayed up late the night before.
- If anyone showed up or someone stayed late at night, a feast would be easily prepared.
- He'd stayed up late the night before with some of his younger generals and officers drinking to celebrate their return.
- She had stayed up late every night and gotten up early every day to get in some more work and homework.
- Children were also to be made safer - safer from their irresponsible parents who allowed them to stay out late at night.
- It was New Years Day, and everyone was a little sleepy from staying up so late the night before.
- Do you advise staying up late the night before to revise?
- They had stayed up rather late the night before and Kelly was exhausted.
- So tired, as I got home really late last night (this morning) and then couldn't get off to sleep.
- She stayed at the store late every night to get extra practice and work more on her guitar.
Synonyms late at night, till the early hours of the morning - 2.2later At a time in the near future; afterward.
later on it will be easier Synonyms subsequently, eventually, then, next, later on, after that, after this, afterwards, following that, following this, at a later time, at a later date, at a future date, at a future time, at some point in the future, in the future, in time to come, in due course afterwards, later on, after, after that, subsequently, following
3Formerly but not now living or working in a specified place or institution. Captain Falconer, late of the British army
nounlātleɪt the latestThe most recent news or fashion. have you heard the latest? Example sentencesExamples - This is the latest in a spate of vandal attacks on fire crews and buses in the area.
- This is the latest in a series of injuries which have stretched the Lochcarron squad.
- An Teallach is the latest of our important natural heritage sites to come up for sale.
- The driving incident is the latest in a series of problems experienced by the star.
- This is the latest in a number of controversies to blow up over cemetery rules in the York area.
- The accident is the latest in a recent spate of serious hit and run collisions in the area.
- Residents say this is only the latest in a whole string of accidents at the same spot.
- Norma was just the latest in a long line of partners who had abandoned me in despair.
- This is the latest in a long line of sightings of big cat-type creatures in the area.
- What is happening today is simply the latest in a series of epochal economic shifts.
- The theft had been the latest in a series of misfortunes to befall the memorial garden.
- We've been hit with all sorts of things over the past few months and this is just the latest.
- The great Baltic Index Boom is the third and latest of the mighty booms of our age.
- This was the latest in a series of pickets which have occurred over the last three years.
- The strike is the latest in a wave of action on regional newspapers across Britain.
- This is just the latest in a series of scams aimed at those trying to find work in the pub trade.
- The crimes are the latest in a series of thefts to have taken place around the area.
- The vicious attack is the latest in a worrying number of burglaries to hit the area this year.
- The action is the latest in the five month dispute over plans to slash jobs and wages.
Phrases No later than the time specified. all new cars will be required to meet this standard by 1997 at the latest Example sentencesExamples - Once a customer fulfills all the prerequisites the credit is approved within five days at the latest.
- Any remaining fraction of a share will be paid in cash when the distribution is made by November 7 at the latest.
- If the army is to be ready for action before the Iraqi summer arrives, troops will need to be in the region by February at the latest.
- Due to the failure on the deal, the Cabinet announcement would likely be made by next Thursday at the latest.
- A Justice Department spokesman said the advertising ban should be in place by the New Year at the latest.
- The documents, along with those of other EU states, will be deposited at the United Nations by June at the latest.
- Both buses leave Batley about one hour after the game, 6pm at the latest.
- Schools are being asked to make sure their work is A4 in size and that all entries are received by tomorrow at the latest.
- I should be out by the end of the week, or next Monday at the latest.
- The answers will be prepared by officers by April at the latest.
- It also emerged that by the end of March or April at the latest, the regional election headquarters will be formed.
- The company says post should arrive by lunchtime at the latest.
- I suspect I shall be the talk of the office by lunch time at the latest.
- Everyone is asked to be at the hotel by 8.30 pm at the latest as food will be served.
- But Rosemary says the letters should have been sent by Monday at the latest.
- Make sure your entries are in by Friday lunchtime at the latest.
- Anyway we will have a guest book up and running from tomorrow or Friday at the latest so if you are dying to be a part of it all then you will have your chance.
- All train vehicles will have to be compliant with disabled access regulations by 2020 at the latest.
- Although it is uncertain when their affair began exactly, it is known that they were involved by 1968 at the latest.
- After a dozen years at the latest, the two countries will both become part of the Mediterranean free trade zone.
she'd been drinking too much of late Example sentencesExamples - The new jobs of late have been in supermarkets and call-centres, not laboratories.
- This has been a problem for many years and has become a lot worse of late.
- A shame though, as I've been listening to her most recent two albums an awful lot of late.
- I am sure many readers would agree with me when I say that life seems to be increasingly hectic of late.
- We have been poorly served by the media of late and shooting the messenger is not going to fix it.
- Which is good as it'll be a little more civilised than I've been used to of late.
- It seems I am not the only one to have suffered unending frustrations of late.
- The girls are training very hard of late and a full panel has been evident in recent weeks.
- Does the party retain its basic commitment to the free market or has it become more communitarian of late?
- This is not a moan or a gripe but something that's been puzzling me of late.
Synonyms recently, lately, latterly, in the past few days, in the last couple of weeks, in recent times
At a late stage in proceedings, especially too late to be useful. Example sentencesExamples - Numbness came a bit too late in the game for me, right on the heels of anger.
- I put a lot of skepticism in anything a campaign or its supporters tell me about polls this late in the game.
- And it's a bit late in the day to be making major changes to an almost completed plan.
- Well, it was raised by the appellant rather late in the day, your Honour.
- If he wanted to avoid tempting fate it's a bit late in the day.
- There is disbelief that the US, rather late in the day, has decided that this is a crusade for human rights.
- As for disclosure, as we pointed out, that seems to be coming a bit late in the game.
- I am no dog-breeder, but this seems rather late in the day for thinking of future litters.
- Is it not a bit late in the day to talk of probe considering that the contracts were signed several years ago?
- It is rather late in the day for the regulator to see the advantages of letting managers manage.
- The two sides moved toward a compromise on this issue late in the day but remained short of an agreement.
- White finally gets the right idea but rather too late in the day.
- So I guess it's almost a little late in the game for a lot of folks to start evacuating in that area.
- It just seems a little late in the day to be lamenting Edwardian repression.
- A little late in the game, but we'd be at home for the holiday for the first time.
- This may be a bit late in the day for us to try to sort that out.
- Observers on both sides predict a tight contest that will not be decided until late in the game.
- We talked all around the subject today without actually touching on it until really rather late in the day.
- But the suggestion that it might have come a bit late in the day to resuscitate his reputation was left unsaid.
Origin Old English læt (adjective; also in the sense ‘slow, tardy’), late (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to German lass, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin lassus ‘weary’, let, and let. |