• being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time; "Late evening"; "Late 18th century"; "a Late movie"; "took a Late flight"; "had a Late breakfast"
• 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"
• of a Later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages; "Late Greek"
• 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"
• 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"
• 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"
• to an advanced time; "deep into the night"; "talked Late into the evening"
• at an advanced age or stage; "she married Late"; "undertook the project Late in her career"

'Late' in other languages