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adjective

1. Not being on time: behindhand, belated, overdue, tardy. See time.
2. Having been such previously: erstwhile, former, old, once, onetime, past, previous, quondam, sometime, whilom. See precede/follow.
3. No longer alive: asleep, dead, deceased, defunct, departed, extinct, gone, lifeless. Idioms: at rest, pushing up daisies. See live/die.

adverb

1. Not on time: behind, behindhand, belatedly, tardily. See time.
2. So as to fall behind schedule: behind, behindhand, slow. Idioms: behind time. See time.
3. Not long ago: lately, latterly, recently. Idioms: of late. See near/far/distance, precede/follow, time.

Idioms beginning with late:
late in life
late in the day
later
later on

See also at the latest; better late than never; Johnny-come-lately; keep late hours; of late; the latest; too little, too late. Also see under later.

Definition: dead
Antonyms: alive, existing, live

adj

Definition: last-minute
Antonyms: early, punctual

adj

Definition: new
Antonyms: antique, former, old, old-fashioned

adj

Definition: not on time
Antonyms: early, on time, prompt, punctual

adj

Definition: slow
Antonyms: early, fast

adv

Definition: at the last minute
Antonyms: early, on time, punctually

(DOD, NATO) In artillery and naval gunfire support, a report made to the observer or spotter, whenever there is a delay in reporting "shot" by coupling a time in seconds with the report.

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An experience of being late in a dream often reflects a sense of being too late in some area of our waking lives. Alternatively, perhaps the message of the dream is "better late than never."

• Inert, Lazy, Tired, or Insensate
• Relative Time - late: (adj) after the appointed or usual time, tardy
• Dead or Dying - late: (adj) recently deceased, used as reference with person’s name

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forsinket, for sen, afdød
adv. - forsinket, for sent, længe, i slutningen af, sidst i, tidligere, forhenværende, nylig overstået, den senere tids
n. - forsinkelse

idioms:

• at the latest    senest
• better late than never    bedre sent end aldrig
• late in the day    hen på dagen, langt oppe ad dagen
• late of    tidligere bosat i
• of late    for nylig, for kort siden, i den senere tid

Nederlands (Dutch)
(te) laat, wijlen, overleden, gewezen, recent, vergevorderd

Français (French)
adj. - tardif, dernier, tard, en retard, (Bot) tardif, à la fin de, avancé (un stade), en fin de, défunt
adv. - en retard, tardivement, du retard (un avion), (fig) tard, sur le tard, (Admin) autrefois (domicilié)
n. - défunt

idioms:

• at the latest    au plus tard
• better late than never    mieux vaut tard que jamais
• late in the day    tard dans la journée
• late of    dernièrement (domicilié)
• of late    récemment

Deutsch (German)
adj. - spät, verstorben, ehemalig, jüngst, letzt, zu spät
adv. - spät, zu spät
n. - in letzter Zeit, Allerneueste, der letzte Schrei (Mode)

idioms:

• at the latest    spätestens
• better late than never    besser spät als gar nicht
• late in the day    reichlich spät
• late of    ehemals wohnhaft in, ehemaliger Mitarbeiter bei
• of late    vor kurzem

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αργοπορημένος, καθυστερημένος, αργά, στο τέλος μιας περιόδου, αείμνηστος, μακαρίτης, πρόσφατος, τελευταίος
adv. - αργά (καθυστερημένα ή σε προχωρημένη ώρα), τελευταία

idioms:

• at the latest    το αργότερο
• better late than never    κάλλιο αργά παρά ποτέ
• late in the day    αργά το βραδάκι
• late of    άλλοτε
• of late    τελευταίως, πρόσφατα

Italiano (Italian)
fu, ex, in ritardo

idioms:

• at the latest    al più tardi
• better late than never    meglio tardi che mai
• late in the day    tardi
• late of    fino a poco fa
• of late    di recente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - atrasado, último, tarde, ex-, falecido

idioms:

• at the latest    no mais tardar
• better late than never    antes tarde do que nunca
• late in the day    fora de hora, fora do tempo
• late of    ter vivido em um local até recentemente
• of late    ultimamente

Русский (Russian)
поздний, опоздавший, последний, покойный, поздно, недавно

idioms:

• at the latest    самое позднее
• better late than never    лучше позже, чем никогда
• late in the day    слишком поздно
• late of    бывший
• of late    недавно

Español (Spanish)
adj. - difunto, fallecido, ex-, tarde, tardío, último, retrasado, atrasado, avanzado
adv. - tarde, tardíamente, recientemente, últimamente, hace algún tiempo
n. - difunto, fallecido

idioms:

• at the latest    a más tardar
• better late than never    más vale tarde que nunca
• late in the day    demasiado tarde, tarde
• late of    antiguo de
• of late    últimamente, recientemente, no hace mucho

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sen, försenad, långt framskriden, nyligen avliden, förre, förra, före detta, förutvarande, tidigare, nyligen avslutad, senaste tidens
adv. - sent, för sent, nyligen, förut, född

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
迟的, 已故的, 晚的, 迟到, 来不及, 在晚期, 晚, 不久前, 已故的人

idioms:

• at the latest    最迟
• better late than never    迟做总比不做好
• late in the day    迟暮, 在事情的最后阶段
• late of    最近以来
• of late    最近以来

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 遲的, 已故的, 晚的
adv. - 遲到, 來不及, 在晚期, 晚, 不久前
n. - 已故的人

idioms:

• at the latest    最遲
• better late than never    遲做總比不做好
• late in the day    遲暮, 在事情的最後階段
• late of    最近以來
• of late    最近以來

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 늦은 , 철 늦은, 후기의, 밤이 깊은, 최근의
adv. - 늦게, 밤늦도록 , 요즘에
n. - 늦음, 지각

idioms:

• at the latest    늦어도

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 遅い, 遅れた, いつもよりおそい, 夜になってからの, 近ごろの, 最近の, 終わりに近い, 最近死んだ
adv. - 遅く, 遅れて, 遅くまで, 夜ふけて, 最近, 終わり近く, 先には, 遅くなって, 以前は, 近頃

idioms:

• at the latest    遅くとも
• late in the day    手遅れで
• late Middle Ages    中世後期
• late night    深夜
• late of    以前は, 最近まで
• of late    近ごろ
• this late    こんなに遅く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متأخر, سابق, آخر (ظرف) أخير, حديث, فقيد, راحل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מאוחר, מאחר, שאירע לא-מכבר, מבשיל מאוחר‬
adv. - ‮באיחור, לאחרונה‬
n. - ‮האחרון, החדש, מנוח‬