late
Meanings
- 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"
- after the expected or usual time; delayed;
- "a belated birthday card"
- "I'm late for the plane"
- "the train is late"
- of the immediate past or just previous to the present time;
- "a late development"
- "their late quarrel"
- having died recently;
- "her late husband"
- of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages;
- 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"
- (used especially of persons) of the immediate past;
- "our late President is still very active"
- later than usual or than expected;
- "the train arrived late"
- "we awoke late"
- "the children came late to school"
- "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"
- to an advanced time;
- "talked late into the evening"
- at an advanced age or stage;
- "she married late"
- "undertook the project late in her career"
- in the recent past;
- "lately the rules have been enforced"
- "as late as yesterday she was fine"
- "feeling better of late"
- LATE adj LATER, LATEST coming or occurring after the expected time
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 4
late is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordlate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
late is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 5
late is a valid Words With Friends word