Definitions
1.AdjectiveNear the end of a period of time."The seedlings appeared to be coming along nicely until a late frost killed them.; The meeting is convened for late morning."
2.AdjectiveSpecifically, near the end of the day."It was getting late and I was tired."
3.AdjectiveAssociated with the end of a period."Late Latin is less fully inflected than classical Latin."
4.AdjectiveNot arriving or occurring until after an expected time."The flowers were late in blooming because of the prolonged cold weather.; Panos was so late that he arrived at the meeting after Antonio, who had the excuse of being in hospital for most of the night.; The heavy snow made all the trains late."
5.AdjectiveLevied as a surcharge on a payment which has not arrived by a specified deadline."The power company suspended late fees during the pandemic."
6.AdjectiveNot having had an expected menstrual period."I'm late, honey. Could you buy a test?"
7.AdjectiveRecently deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive."Her late husband had left her well provided for.; Mary was entitled to the crown by her late father’s testament."
8.AdjectiveExisting or holding some position not long ago, but not now; departed, or gone out of office."the late bishop of London; the late administration"
9.AdjectiveRecent — relative to the noun it modifies."the late war"
10.AdjectiveOf a star or class of stars, cooler than the sun.
11.NounA shift (scheduled work period) that takes place late in the day or at night.
12.AdverbAfter a deadline has passed, past a designated time."We drove as fast as we could, but we still arrived late."
13.AdverbFormerly, especially in the context of service in a military unit."Colonel Easterwood, late of the 34th Carbines, was a guest at the dinner party.; The Hendersons will all be there / Late of Pablo Fanque's Fair / What a scene!; Linda Smith, late of 13 Oxford Street."
14.AdverbNot long ago; just now, recently.