Another word for late
late
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late
modif.
Tardy
too late, held up, overdue, stayed, postponed, put off, not on time, belated, behind time, lagging, delayed, remiss, behindhand, backward, not in time, in the lurch*, later than you think*, at the eleventh hour*; see also slow 2, 3.
Recently dead
Recent
Far into the night
nocturnal, night-loving, after hours, advanced, tardy, toward morning, after midnight.
At an advanced cultural stage
developed, cultured, advanced; see modern 1, 3. See syn. study at dead.
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Another word for late
Not being on time:
behindhand, belated, overdue, tardy. See timeHaving been such previously:
erstwhile, former, old, once, onetime, past, previous, quondam, sometime, whilom. See precedeNo longer alive:
asleep, dead, deceased, defunct, departed, extinct, gone, lifeless. Idioms: at rest, pushing up daisies. See live
Not on time:
behind, behindhand, belatedly, tardily. See timeSo as to fall behind schedule:
behind, behindhand, slow. Idiom: behind time. See timeNot long ago:
lately, latterly, recently. Idiom: of late. See near, precede, time
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