late (
http://definr.com/late)
adj 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" [ant:
early,
middle]
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" [syn:
belated,
tardy]
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" [syn:
late(a),
recent]
4: having died recently; "her late husband" [syn:
late(a)]
5: (linguistics) of a later stage in the development of a
language or literature; used especially of dead languages;
"Late Greek" [ant:
early,
middle]
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" [syn:
later(a)] [ant:
early]
7: (used especially of persons) of to the immediate past; "the
former president"; "our late President is still very
active"; "the previous occupant of the White House" [syn:
former(a),
late(a),
previous(a)]
adv 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"
[syn:
belatedly,
tardily] [ant:
early]
2: to an advanced time; "deep into the night"; "talked late
into the evening" [syn:
deep]
3: at an advanced age or stage; "she married late"; "undertook
the project late in her career"
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" [syn:
recently,
lately,
of late,
latterly]