late
     adj 1: 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" [ant: {early}, {middle}]
     2: 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" [syn: {belated}, {tardy}]
     3: of the immediate past or just previous to the present time;
        "a late development"; "their late quarrel"; "his recent
        trip to Africa"; "in recent months"; "a recent issue of
        the journal" [syn: {late(a)}, {recent}]
     4: having died recently; "her late husband" [syn: {late(a)}]
     5: of a later stage in the development of a language or
        literature; used especially of dead languages; "Late
        Greek" [ant: {early}, {middle}]
     6: 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" [syn: {later(a)}] [ant: {early}]
     7: (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the
        former president"; "our late President is still very
        active"; "the previous occupant of the White House" [syn:
        {former(a)}, {late(a)}, {previous(a)}]
     adv 1: 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"
            [syn: {belatedly}, {tardily}] [ant: {early}]
     2: to an advanced time; "deep into the night"; "talked late
        into the evening" [syn: {deep}]
     3: at an advanced age or stage; "she married late"; "undertook
        the project late in her career"
     4: 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" [syn: {recently},
         {lately}, {of late}, {latterly}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0