lateness
Late is a word that refers to a time that is later than what is expected.
He was late for work again.
The meeting was going to start at 10, but she showed up 20 minutes late.
Late is a word that refers to a time that is later than what is expected.
He was late for work again.
The meeting was going to start at 10, but she showed up 20 minutes late.
noun
quality of coming late or later in time
1
The phone rings late in the night.
2
Workers toiled late at night.
3
The meeting is prolonged until late in the night.
4
Many boisterous restaurants are open late into the night.
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The potlatch lasted late into the night, and soon everyone was asleep.
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It was a late night and tiredness can make things a wee bit blurry.
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Late in the game, a swarm of insects circled the mound in the late innings.
8
Lately Chancellor of the Exchequer.
9
The lateness piqued the man.
10
By the late 1930s, the organization disintegrated.