late
late
adv.
after the usual or expected time, tardily; recently; far into the night; far on in time; formerly
adj.
coming or occurring after the usual or expected time, tardy, slow, delayed; newest, most recent; near the end of the day or far into the night; deceased; former, no longer holding a certain position
Late
Dave Grohl
David Eric "
Dave"
Grohl (born January 14, 1969) is an American
rock musician,
multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and producer who is best known as the former drummer for the
grunge band
Nirvana and the founder and frontman of the rock band
Foo Fighters, of which he is the lead vocalist, one of three guitarists, and primary songwriter.
Local-authority trading enterprise
late
Adjective
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"
(antonym) early
(similar) advanced, ripe
(attribute) timing
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"
(synonym) belated, tardy
(similar) unpunctual
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"
(synonym) late(a), recent
(similar) past
4. having died recently; "her late husband"
(synonym) late(a)
(similar) dead
5. of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages; "Late Greek"
(antonym) early
(similar) Modern, New
(classification) linguistics
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"
(synonym) later(a)
(antonym) early
(similar) advanced(a)
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"
(synonym) former(a), late(a), previous(a)
(similar) past
Adverb
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"
(synonym) belatedly, tardily
(antonym) early, ahead of time, too soon
2. to an advanced time; "deep into the night"; "talked late into the evening"
(synonym) 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"
(synonym) recently, lately, of late, latterly
lato
adj.
wide, broad, extended
latir
v.
beat, throb, pulsate