Late Latin
Biblical Latin | the form of Latin written between the rd and th centuries |
| Late Greek | the Greek language in the rd to th centuries |
| late purple aster | a variety of aster |
| late blight | blight in which symptoms appear late in the growing season especially a disease of solanaceous plants caused by the fungus Phytophthora infestans |
| late-night hour | the latter part of night |
sleep late
sleep in | sleep later than usual or customary, On Sundays, I sleep in |
| late(a) | having died recently, her late husband |
| late | being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time, late evening, late th century, a late movie, took a late flight, had a late breakfast |
| late later(a) | at or toward an end or late period or stage of development, the late phase of feudalism, a later symptom of the disease, later medical science could have saved the child |
| late | of a later stage in the development of a language or literature, used especially of dead languages, Late Greek |
spring-flowering
early-flowering
spring-blooming
early-blooming
late-spring-blooming | of plants that bloom during the spring |
autumn-flowering
autumn-blooming
fall-flowering
fall-blooming
late-flowering
late-blooming | of plants that bloom during the autumn |
| late-ripening | of plants that ripen in the fall |
| former(a) late(a) previous(a) | (used especially of persons) of the immediate past, the former president, our late President is still very active, the previous occupant of the White House |
late(a)
recent | of the immediate past or just previous to the present time, a late development, their late quarrel, his recent trip to Africa, in recent months, a recent issue of the journal |
belated
late
tardy | after the expected or usual time, delayed, a belated birthday card, I'm late for the plane, the train is late, tardy children are sent to the principal, always tardy in making dental appointments |
late
belatedly
tardily | later than usual or than expected, the train arrived late, we awoke late, the children came late to school, notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline, I belatedly wished her a happy birthday |
recently
late lately
of late
latterly | in the recent past, he was in Paris recently, lately the rules have been enforced, as late as yesterday she was fine, feeling better of late, the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also |
| deep late | to an advanced time, deep into the night, talked late into the evening |
| late | at an advanced age or stage, she married late, undertook the project late in her career |