1doing something or taking place after the expected, proper, or usual time:his late arrival she was half an hour late for her lunch appointment
2belonging or taking place far on in a particular period:they won the game with a late goal an elegantly dressed woman in her late fifties denoting or belonging to the advanced stage of a historical period or cultural movement:the late 1960s late Gothic style far on in the day or night:I’m sorry the call is so late it’s too late for sherry flowering or ripening towards the end of the season:the last late chrysanthemums
3 (
the/one's late)
(of a specified person) no longer alive:the late Francis Bacon her late husband’s grave no longer having the specified status; former:a late colleague of mine
4 (
latest)
of most recent date:the latest news
1after the expected, proper, or usual time:she arrived late
2far on in time; towards the end of a period:it happened late in 1994 at or until a time far on in the day or night:now I’m old enough to stay up late (
later)
at a time in the near future; soon or afterwards:I’ll see you later later on it will be easier
3 (
late of)
formerly but not now living or working in a specified place or institution:Mrs Halford, late of the County Records Office
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the most recent news or fashion:have you heard the latest?