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Another word for lateness

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Noun

  1. The quality or condition of not being on time

    See also:

    time

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Another word for lateness

Noun
  1. See also:

    delay

    Antonyms:
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Sentence Examples

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

  • In spite of the lateness of the hour, he turned and stretched the stiffness from his limbs.

  • On the other land, the lateness of occurrence of any particular mathematical idea is usually closely correlated with its intrinsic difficulty.

  • II) are regarded as suggestive of legend; to say nothing of the lateness of all the documents relating to the wars of Og, and the remoteness of Bashan from the regions of the Israelites' wandering.

  • fall off in quality and carefulness in proportion to their lateness; though an honourable exception must be made in favour of those proceeding from Kirman and Yazd in Persia, mostly dating from the 17th and 18th centuries.

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