adjadj.allbeing or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected timeAttributes:timing
Examples:- late evening
- late 18th century
- a late movie
- took a late flight
- had a late breakfast
Antonyms:middleearly
Derivationally Related Form:lateness
Inherited Hypernyms:late
Similar to:advanced ripe after-hours latish posthumous
adj satadj.allafter the expected or usual time; delayedSynset:belated tardy
Examples:- a belated birthday card
- I'm late for the plane
- the train is late
- tardy children are sent to the principal
- always tardy in making dental appointments
Antonyms:punctual
Derivationally Related Form:latenesstardiness
Inherited Hypernyms:belated
Similar to:unpunctual
adj satadj.allof the immediate past or just previous to the present timeSynset:recent
Examples:- a late development
- their late quarrel
- his recent trip to Africa
- in recent months
- a recent issue of the journal
Antonyms:futurepresent
Derivationally Related Form:recentnesslatenessrecency
Inherited Hypernyms:late
Similar to:past
adjadj.allof a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languagesTopic:linguistics
Antonyms:middleearly
Derivationally Related Form:lateness
Inherited Hypernyms:late
Similar to:Modern New New
adjadj.allat or toward an end or late period or stage of developmentSynset:later
Examples:- the late phase of feudalism
- a later symptom of the disease
- later medical science could have saved the child
Antonyms:early
Derivationally Related Form:lateness
Inherited Hypernyms:late
Similar to:advanced tardive
adj satadj.all(used especially of persons) of the immediate pastSynset:former previous
Examples:- the former president
- our late President is still very active
- the previous occupant of the White House
Antonyms:futurepresent
Inherited Hypernyms:former
Similar to:past
advadv.allin the recent pastSynset:lately latterly of late recently
Examples:- he was in Paris recently
- lately the rules have been enforced
- as late as yesterday she was fine
- feeling better of late
- the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also
Pertainyms:recent
Inherited Hypernyms:recently