Meaning

10 senses
  1. Near the end of a period of time.

    The seedlings appeared to be coming along nicely until a late frost killed them.

    The meeting is convened for late morning.

    spät

    по́зднийpózdnij

    пі́знійpíznij

    at or toward an end or late period or stage of development

  2. Specifically, near the end of the day.

    It was getting late and I was tired.

    spät

    по́зднийpózdnij

  3. (not comparable, usually)Associated with the end of a period.

    Late Latin is less fully inflected than Classical Latin.

    spät

    по́зднийpózdnij

    пі́знійpíznij

  4. Not arriving or occurring until after an expected time.

    The flowers were late in blooming because of the prolonged cold weather.

    Panos was so late that he arrived at the meeting after Antonio, who had the excuse of being in hospital for most of the night.

    verspätet

    по́зднийpózdnij, запозда́лыйzapozdályj

    запізні́лийzapiznílyj, пі́знійpíznij

    being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

  5. Levied as a surcharge on a payment which has not arrived by a specified deadline.

    The power company suspended late fees during the pandemic.

  6. Not having had an expected menstrual period.

    I'm late, honey. Could you buy a test?

  7. (euphemistic, not comparable)Recently deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Generally must be preceded by a possessive or an article, commonly “the”; see usage notes. Can itself only precede the person's name, never follow it.)

    Her late husband had left her well provided for.

    Mary was entitled to the crown by her late father’s testament.

    verstorben, selig

    поко́йныйpokójnyj, усо́пшийusópšij

    покі́йнийpokíjnyj

  8. (dated)Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now; departed, or gone out of office.

    the late bishop of London

    the late administration

  9. Recent — relative to the noun it modifies.

    the late war

  10. Of a star or class of stars, cooler than the sun.

Examples

9613 sentences
  1. Could you call again later, please?

    Ти не міг біг передзвонити пізніше, будь ласка?

    ruНе могли бы вы перезвонить позже?

    deKönntest du bitte später zurückrufen?

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  2. You won't be late, will you?

    Ти ж не запізнишся, ні?

    ruТы ведь не опоздаешь, не так ли?

    deDu wirst nicht zu spät kommen, nicht wahr?

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  3. How late is the bank open?

    О котрій годині відкривається банк?

    ruДо скольких открыт банк?

    deWie lange hat die Bank geöffnet?

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  4. Mary stayed up late last night.

    Вчора Мері не лягала спати допізна.

    ruМэри поздно легла спать вчера.

    deMary ist gestern Abend lange aufgeblieben.

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  5. Why were you late this morning?

    Чому ти запізнився вранці?

    ruПочему вы опоздали этим утром?

    deWieso warst du heute Morgen zu spät?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
near the end of a period of time:
not arriving until after an expected time:
euphemism for "dead":
Русский
By meaning 3
near the end of a period of time:
not arriving until after an expected time:
euphemism for "dead":
Deutsch
By meaning 3
near the end of a period of time:
not arriving until after an expected time:
euphemism for "dead":

Origin

From Middle English late, lat, from Old English læt (“slow; slack, lax, negligent; late”),

From Middle English late, lat, from Old English læt (“slow; slack, lax, negligent; late”), from Proto-West Germanic *lat, from Proto-Germanic *lataz (“slow, lazy”). By surface analysis, deverbal from let.

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Forms

later, latest
Comparativelater Lesson
Superlativelatest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • at or toward an end or late period or stage of development:later
  • of the immediate past or just previous to the present time:recent
  • (used especially of persons) of the immediate past:formerprevious
  • after the expected or usual time; delayed:belatedtardy

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • later later
  • sooner or later
  • or later later
  • late at night
  • be late for
  • that later later
  • late for school
  • too late to
  • to be late
  • this later later
  • will be late
  • stayed up late

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
late — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto