Lateness Synonyms and Antonyms

The quality or condition of not being on time
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. belatedness
  2. tardiness
  3. retardation
  4. protraction
  5. prolongation
  6. slowness
  7. backwardness
  8. advanced hour
  9. late date
Antonyms:
  1. earliness
  2. anticipation
  3. promptness

Words Related to Lateness

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. delay
  2. time
  3. non-attendance
  4. unavailability

Lateness Sentence Examples

  • In spite of the lateness of the hour, the rest of us were far too hyper for sleep.

  • Her lateness and absences cost the film money and she lost the respect of her co-stars in the process.

  • Urban rates may range from $3.50 to $10.00 depending on age and experience, the number of children, and the lateness of the hour when the parents return home.

  • But the culpability of the west does not end with the lateness or the woeful inadequacy of its response to the crisis.

  • Your unspoken ambivalence about the relationship is demonstrated in your lateness.

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