late, adv.
freq. cnt. 19
freq. cnt. 19
later than usual or than expected
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 16
belatedly late tardily
sample sentences
"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"
lexical pointers
antonym
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derived from/pertains to
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derived from/pertains to
to an advanced time
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
deep late
sample sentences
"deep into the night""talked late into the evening"
in the recent past
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 40 freq. cnt.: 31 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 2
late lately latterly of late recently
sample sentences
"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"
lexical pointers
derived from/pertains to
at an advanced age or stage
<adv.all>
late
sample sentences
"she married late""undertook the project late in her career"