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"lately the rules have been enforced" "as late as yesterday she was fine" "feeling better of late"adverbin the recent past
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"the late phase of feudalism" "a later symptom of the disease" "later medical science could have saved the child"adjectiveat or toward an end or late period or stage of developmentOpposite:
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"talked late into the evening"adverbto an advanced time
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"the train arrived late" "we awoke late" "the children came late to school" "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"adverblater than usual or than expectedOpposite:
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"a belated birthday card" "I'm late for the plane" "the train is late"adjectiveafter the expected or usual time; delayed
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"our late President is still very active"adjective(used especially of persons) of the immediate past
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"a late development" "their late quarrel"adjectiveof the immediate past or just previous to the present time
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"late evening" "late 18th century" "a late movie" "took a late flight" "had a late breakfast"adjectivebeing or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
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"her late husband"adjectivehaving died recently
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adjectiveof a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
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