late
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Yet most of the time the late is worse than useless: it is ambiguous and distracting.
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- adjective Coming, occurring, or remaining after the correct, usual, or expected time; delayed: The bus is late. See Synonyms at tardy.
- adjective Beginning after or continuing past the usual or expected hour: a late breakfast; a late meeting.
- adjective Occurring at an advanced hour, especially well into the evening or night: a late movie on television; the late flight to Denver.
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Yet most of the time the late is worse than useless: it is ambiguous and distracting.
— VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VII No 3 -
We slept in late, and bummed out for most of the day.
— This Entry Is So Long, You Would Think I Wrote About Something Interesting. -
She probably already informed him every time I came in late, and I bet he asked her to track my lunch breaks to see if I make up the time or not.
— haloaskew Diary Entry -
But sadly I have to go tomorrow to hand in late, late, LATE homework and book an appointment with an undergrad counseller.
— thewhat Diary Entry -
I slept in late, and got up to get ready.
— writerchic88 Diary Entry
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- Middle English, from Old English læt; see lē- in Indo-European roots.
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