adjective / adverb
late
LAYT/leɪt/
After the expected or usual time.
The breathless person arrives late, after the meeting is already underway.
Etymology
Old English læt originally described something slow or sluggish and already meant “after the expected time.” The connection is between slowness and failing to arrive or happen when expected.
In context
each Transit is not at the same time sometimes the early sometimes they're late
More examples
- We arrived late.
- Do not be late for class.
- Her reply came later than expected.
Forms
late · later · latest
Similar words
- tardy
- Especially arrival or completion after the expected time.