Main entry: late
Definition: being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
Usage: late evening; late 18th century; a late movie; took a late flight; had a late breakfast
Antonyms: middle
Definition: between an earlier and a later period of time
Antonyms: early
Definition: at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
Antonyms: immature, green, unripe, unripened
Definition: not fully developed or mature; not ripe
Main entry: late, later
Definition: at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
Usage: the late phase of feudalism; a later symptom of the disease; later medical science could have saved the child
Antonyms: early
Definition: being or occurring at an early stage of development
Main entry: late
Definition: of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
Usage: Late Greek
Antonyms: middle
Definition: of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages
Antonyms: early
Definition: of an early stage in the development of a language or literature
Main entry: previous, former, late
Definition: (used especially of persons) of the immediate past
Usage: the former president; our late President is still very active; the previous occupant of the White House
Antonyms: hereafter, time to come, future, futurity
Definition: the time yet to come
Antonyms: future
Definition: yet to be or coming
Antonyms: present
Definition: temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
Main entry: late, recent
Definition: of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
Usage: a late development; their late quarrel; his recent trip to Africa; in recent months; a recent issue of the journal
Antonyms: hereafter, time to come, future, futurity
Definition: the time yet to come
Antonyms: future
Definition: yet to be or coming
Antonyms: present
Definition: temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
Main entry: late
Definition: having died recently
Usage: her late husband
Antonyms: living
Definition: people who are still living
Definition: possessing life
Antonyms: live
Definition: exerting force or containing energy
Main entry: belated, tardy, late
Definition: after the expected or usual time; delayed
Usage: 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
Antonyms: punctual
Definition: acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed
Main entry: tardily, late, belatedly
Definition: later than usual or than expected
Usage: 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
Antonyms: too soon, ahead of time, early
Definition: before the usual time or the time expected