late

adj

1. tardy, behind, behind time or schedule, not on time, unpunctual; overdue, past due; slow, pro-crastinative, procrastinatory, dilatory, delaying, cunc-tation, cunctatory, Rare. cunctative.

2. prolonged, protracted, extended, drawn-out, lengthened; delayed, stayed, put-off, postponed, belated.

3. recent, new, fresh, up-to-the-minute, up-to-date, current.

4. previous, preceding, prior, antecedent; former, Inf. ex, old, one-time.

5. deceased, dead; defunct, nonextant.

6. of late

lately, recently. See lately(def.1).

adv

7. tardily, unpunctually, slowly, procrasti-natively, dilatorily.

8. at the eleventh hour, at the last minute or moment, at the tail or tag end.

9. late into the night, until or at all hours, until or at the wee or small hours, until the early hours of the morning, until or at dawn, until or at daybreak, until or at cockcrow.

10. lately, recently, formerly, previously. See lately(def2).