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Definitions for Late

[1] occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
[2] continued until after the usual time or hour; protracted: a late business meeting.
[3] near or at the end of day or well into the night: a late hour.
[4] belonging to the time just before the present moment; most recent: a late news bulletin.
[5] immediately preceding the present one; former: the late attorney general.
[6] recently deceased: the late Mr. Phipps.
[7] occurring at an advanced stage in life: a late marriage.
[8] belonging to an advanced period or stage in the history or development of something: the late phase of feudalism.
[9] after the usual or proper time, or after delay: to arrive late.
[10] until after the usual time or hour; until an advanced hour, especially of the night: to work late.
[11] at or to an advanced time, period, or stage: The flowers keep their blossoms late in warm climates.
[12] recently but no longer: a man late of Chicago, now living in Philadelphia.
[13] of late , lately; recently: The days have been getting warmer of late.
[14] occurring or arriving after the correct or expected time the train was late
[15] (prenominal) occurring, scheduled for, or being at a relatively advanced time a late marriage
[16] (prenominal) towards or near the end the late evening
[17] at an advanced time in the evening or at night it was late
[18] (prenominal) occurring or being just previous to the present time his late remarks on industry
[19] (prenominal) having died, esp recently my late grandfather
[20] (prenominal) just preceding the present or existing person or thing; former the late manager of this firm
[21] of late recently; lately
[22] after the correct or expected time he arrived late
[23] at a relatively advanced age she married late
[24] recently; lately as late as yesterday he was selling books
[25] late hours rising and going to bed later than is usual
[26] late in the day at a late or advanced stage too late

Words related to Late

slow, last-minute, fresh, recent, previous, past, sometime, old, once, slowly, tardily, belatedly, backward, behind, belated, blown, delayed, dilatory, gone, jammed

Words nearby Late

latchet, latching, latchkey, latchkey child, latchstring, late, late blight, late bloomer, late charge, late greek, late hebrew

Origin of Late

before 900; Middle English; Old English læt slow, late; cognate with German lass slothful, Old Norse latr, Gothic lats slow, lazy, Latin lassus tired

Words that may be confused with Late

former, later, latter

Other words from Late

late·ness , noun
o·ver·late , adjective
o·ver·late·ness , noun

Word origin for Late

Old English læt; related to Old Norse latr, Gothic lats

Synonyms for Late

last-minute, slow, backward, behind, behind time, behindhand, belated, blown, delayed, dilatory, eleventh-hour, gone, held up, hung up, in a bind, in the lurch, jammed, lagging, missed the boat, out of luck, overdue, postponed, put off, remiss, stayed, strapped, tardy, too late, unpunctual