Late synonyms
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Part of speech:
too late
Tardy
At fault; failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations.
Falling behind, not keeping up the pace
in the lurch
Tardy
Ineffectual; slow-witted, slow to act, or dullard.
not in time
Tardy
procrastinative
Tending to procrastinate; supporting or suggesting procrastination.
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Most active at night. Many animals, such as owls and bats, are nocturnal.
after-hours
Relating to activities or operations taking place after legal closing time.
Far along in course or time:
Nearer the rear (esp. of a ship or aircraft)
Characterized by or given to delay or slowness:
Of, belonging to, or occurring at a time immediately before the present.
Tardy
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The definition of belated is something done late.
Tardy
Gone away; past; bygone
Having been made or come into being only a short time ago; recent:
just out
Recent
The definition of posterior is later, following, after or at the rear.
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at the eleventh hour
Tardy
No longer existing or living:
recently published
Recent
after midnight
Far into the night
precede (related)
Having been such previously
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Tardy
Past the time for payment
behind-time
Tardy
later than you think
Tardy
(Not comparable) Full and complete.
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(Computing) Specifically, of a program: that has terminated but is still shown in the list of processes because the parent process that created it is still running and has not yet reaped it. See also zombie, zombie process.
night-loving
Far into the night
toward morning
Far into the night
early (antonym)
Occurring in the near future:
punctual (antonym)
The definition of punctual is on time or not late.
slow (related)
Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
fresh (related)
Not known before; new; recent
modern (related)
Of or relating to recent times or the present:
At some time in the future.
neoteric
Modern, new-fangled.
Having been such previously
procrastinatory
Of or pertaining to procrastination.
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Coming after; following in time, place, or order
Having been such previously
succedent
That succeeds; succeeding, following
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(Idiomatic, usually hyphenated) Used attributively.
A pleasant, tranquil, or flourishing period occurring near the end of something:
To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired:
To put off; to delay (something).
To stay for a time, esp. longer than originally intended; remain temporarily
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alive (antonym)
In existence, operation, etc.; unextinguished
live (antonym)
Broadcast while actually being performed; not taped, filmed, or recorded:
old (antonym)
A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)
old-fashioned (antonym)
Attached to or favoring methods, ideas, or customs of an earlier time:
antique (antonym)
Belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period:
prompt (antonym)
Done, spoken, etc. at once or without delay
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fast (antonym)
Firm in loyalty:
Of an earlier time; former
Having been formerly; former:
Having been such previously
Merely occasional; sporadic
Formerly such; former
The definition of asleep is a person or animal who is in the process of sleeping, or a person who is not as alert or on top of things as he should be.
Used up.
Having no living beings
Not on time
Not on time
Not long ago
in the recent past
to an advanced time
punctually (antonym)
at the last minute
That once was; former:
Not long ago
Not long ago
pushing-up-daisies
time (related)
A continuous, measurable quantity in which events occur in a sequence proceeding from the past through the present to the future.
near (related)
Not long ago
middle (antonym)
Equally distant from extremes or limits; central:
Refined in speech, behavior, etc.
not on time
Tardy
mid-to-late (related)
mid-late (related)
early-mid (related)
more recent (related)
most recent (related)
forthcoming (related)
early-to-mid (related)
Find another word for late. In this page you can discover 103 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for late, like: too late, remiss, lagging, in the lurch, tardy, not in time, procrastinative, nocturnal, after-hours, advanced and after.