All late synonyms
late
L l adj late
- new β other than the former or the old: a new era; in the New World.
- dead β A person, animal, or plant that is dead is no longer living.
- slow β moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- last-minute β the time just preceding a deadline or when some decisive action must be taken.
- fresh β newly made or obtained: fresh footprints.
- recent β of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc.: recent events; a recent trip.
- previous β coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- past β gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now.
- sometime β at some indefinite or indeterminate point of time: He will arrive sometime next week.
- old β far advanced in the years of one's or its life: an old man; an old horse; an old tree.
- once β at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.
- backward β A backward movement or look is in the direction that your back is facing. Some people use backwards for this meaning.
- behind β If something is behind a thing or person, it is on the other side of them from you, or nearer their back rather than their front.
- belated β A belated action happens later than it should have done.
- blown β Blown is the past participle of blow1.
- delayed β of or relating to a particle, as a neutron or alpha particle, that is emitted from an excited nucleus formed in a nuclear reaction, the emission occurring some time after the reaction is completed.
- dilatory β tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
- gone β past participle of go1 .
- hung up β Slang: Vulgar. (of a male) having very large genitals.
- jammed β to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.
- overdue β past due, as a delayed train or a bill not paid by the assigned date; late: two overdue library books.
- postponed β to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
- put off β to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- remiss β negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.: He's terribly remiss in his work.
- strapped β needy; wanting: The company is rather strapped for funds.
- tardy β late; behind time; not on time: How tardy were you today?
- behindhand β If someone is behindhand, they have been delayed or have made less progress in their work than they or other people think they should.
- lagging β one of the staves or strips that form the periphery of a wooden drum, the casing of a steam cylinder, or the like.
- behind time β late
- in a bind β in a difficult situation
- out of luck β the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities: With my luck I'll probably get pneumonia.
- stayed β (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- unpunctual β strictly observant of an appointed or regular time; not late; prompt.
- advanced β An advanced system, method, or design is modern and has been developed from an earlier version of the same thing.
- modern β of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life.
- asleep β Someone who is asleep is sleeping.
- bygone β Bygone means happening or existing a very long time ago.
- cold β Something that is cold has a very low temperature or a lower temperature than is normal or acceptable.
adv late
adjective late
- later β occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- deferred β withheld over a certain period; postponed
- late-night β of or occurring late at night: a late-night TV talk show.
- nighttime β the time between evening and morning.
- evening β The period of time at the end of the day, usually from about 6 p.m. to bedtime.
- twilight β the soft, diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, either from daybreak to sunrise or, more commonly, from sunset to nightfall.
- dawn β Dawn is the time of day when light first appears in the sky, just before the sun rises.
- erstwhile β Former.