late /leɪt/
1. being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time; "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast"
synset: late
2. after the expected or usual time; delayed; "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"
3. of the immediate past or just previous to the present time; "a late development"; "their late quarrel"; "his recent trip to Africa"; "in recent months"; "a recent issue of the journal"
4. having died recently; "her late husband"
synset: late
5. of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages; "Late Greek"
synset: late
6. at or toward an end or late period or stage of development; "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child"
7. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"
synset: former, late, previous
1. later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"
synset: late, belatedly, tardily
antonym: early, ahead_of_time, too_soon
2. to an advanced time; "deep into the night"; "talked late into the evening"
3. at an advanced age or stage; "she married late"; "undertook the project late in her career"
synset: late
4. in the recent past; "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"
synset: recently, late, lately, of_late, latterly
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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