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late

adverb
  1. later than usual or than expected
    “the train arrived late”
    belatedlytardily
  2. in the recent past
    recently
  3. to an advanced time
    deep
  4. at an advanced age or stage
    “I am always told by friends that I married pretty late.”
adjective
  1. being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
    “late evening”
  2. at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
    “the late phase of feudalism”
    later
  3. of a later stage in the development of a language or literature
  4. after the expected or usual time
    belatedtardy
  5. having died recently
  6. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past
    previousformer
  7. of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
    recent