late

  • (noun): A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place late in the day or at night.
  • (adjective): Near the end of a period of time.
  • (adjective): Specifically, near the end of the day.
  • (adjective): (usually not comparable) Associated with the end of a period.
  • (adjective): Not arriving until after an expected time.
  • (adjective): Not having had an expected menstrual period.
  • (adjective): Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Often used with "the"; see usage notes.)
  • (adjective): Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now; departed, or gone out of office.
  • (adjective): Recent — relative to the noun it modifies.
  • (adjective): Of a star or class of stars, cooler than the sun.
  • (adverb): After a deadline has passed, past a designated time.
  • (adverb): Formerly, especially in the context of service in a military unit.
  • (adverb): Not long ago; just now.
  • It was late in the evening when we finally arrived.
  • It was getting late and I was tired.
  • Late Latin is less fully inflected than classical Latin.
  • Even though we drove as fast as we could, we were still late.
  • I'm late, honey. Could you buy a test?