Late
/leɪt/
EN
Adjective: happening or arriving after the expected, proper or usual time; Adverb: after the expected, proper or usual time
She arrived late to the meeting because of traffic.
Etymology
Derived from Old English 'læt', meaning 'slow, tardy, delayed'. It comes from Proto-Germanic *lata- and is related to the Old Norse 'late' and Old High German 'laz' (slow).
Translations
简体中文
迟到的,晚的,已故的
繁體中文
遲到的,晚的,已故的
日本語
遅れた,遅い,後れて
한국어
늦은,늦게
Deutsch
spät,verspätet
Español
tarde,retrasado
Português
atrasado,tarde
Français
tardif,en retard
Català
tardà,retardat
Tiếng Việt
muộn,trễ
Collocations
late for worklate paymentrunning latetoo latelate afternoonlate night
Synonyms
tardydelayedbehindoverduebelated
Antonyms
earlyon timepromptahead of schedule
Related Words
delaylatenesstardinessdeadlinepunctuality