Late

//leɪt//

Synonyms for "late" (225 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (45)

belated belatedly dead latish latterly new previous recent advanced after hours after time ahead of time anachronistic ancient antedated arrested asleep asleep in jesus at rest back

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backward beforehand behind behind time behindhand bereft of life blocked breathless bygone called home carrion checked cold croaked current dated dead and gone death-struck

Adverb(2 words)

Intj(2 words)

Adjective(1 words)

Adverb(1 words)

Adjective(1 words)

Strong matches (68)

deceased deep deep into defunct delayed delayed-action delinquent demised departed departed this life destitute of life detained dilatory done for early erstwhile examine exanimate extinct fallen

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Adverb(2 words)

deep lately

Adverb(3 words)

erenow formerly freshly

Adjective(1 words)

fey

Adjective(2 words)

former later

Intj(2 words)

god be with you goodbye

Related words (112)

latter launched into eternity lifeless lost mal a propos malapropos martyred metachronistic misdated mistimed modern moratory never on time newly come no more none too soon obstructed of late of yesterday off base

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Adverb(4 words)

latterly of late recently tardily

Adjective(6 words)

long low six feet under stiff tardy terminal

Adverb(5 words)

novelly recently sometimes tardy whilere

Adjective(3 words)

previous recent tardy

Phrase(1 words)

rest his soul

Intj(1 words)

smell you later

Related word relations

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9 relation types

More specific

1 entries

final

Antonyms

9 entries

early in time middle on time punctual time timely

Synonyms

6 entries

belated belatedly deep latterly previous recent

Related terms

1 entries

overdue

derived

77 entries

Walklate a day late and a dollar short alate as of late be late belate better late than never better to be late than be dead on time casually late day late, dollar short early and late fashionably late get late it's never too late to mend it's too late for sorry keep someone up late

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distinct from

4 entries

early good punctual timely

has context

4 entries

euphemistic linguistics not used comparatively often used with see usage notes

related to

33 entries

after behind behind schedule being being behind component darkness day day time dead deadline deceased due early expect formerly

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similar

19 entries

New advanced after hours after-hours dead latish modern past posthumous ripe

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Translations

413 translations across 105 languages.

Afrikaans

4 entries

laat adj (near the end of a period of time)
laat adj (associated with the end of a period)
laat adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
oorlede adj (euphemism for "dead")

Albanian

1 entries

i vonë adj (near the end of a period of time)

Ancient Greek

1 entries

ὀψέ adv (past a designated time)

Arabic

4 entries

متأخّر adj (near the end of a period of time)
مَرْحُوم adj (euphemism for "dead")
مُتَأَخِّر adj (near the end of a period of time)
مُتَأَخِّر adj (not arriving until after an expected time)

Armenian

4 entries

ողորմածիկ adj (euphemism for "dead")
ուշ adj (near the end of a period of time)
ուշ adj (near the end of the day)
ուշ adj (associated with the end of a period)

Aromanian

4 entries

tãrdziu adj (near the end of a period of time)
tãrdziu adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
tãrdzãu adj (near the end of a period of time)
ntardu adv (past a designated time)

Asturian

4 entries

avisiegu adj (associated with the end of a period)
avisiegu adj (associated with the end of a period)
defuntu adj (euphemism for "dead")
estadizu adj (not arriving until after an expected time)

Azerbaijani

4 entries

gec adj (near the end of a period of time)
mərhum adj (euphemism for "dead")
rəhmətlik adj (euphemism for "dead")
savar adj (not arriving until after an expected time)

Bashkir

3 entries

мәрхүм adj (euphemism for "dead")
һуң adj (near the end of a period of time)
һуң adv (past a designated time)

Basque

1 entries

berandu adv (past a designated time)

Belarusian

4 entries

запо́знены adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
по́зні adj (near the end of a period of time)
по́зні adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
по́зна adv (past a designated time)

Bengali

4 entries

দিরঙ্গ adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
দেরী adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
দেরেঙ্গ adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
মরহুম adj (euphemism for "dead")

Bhojpuri

1 entries

देर adj (near the end of a period of time)

Bulgarian

4 entries

бивш adj (existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now)
закъснял adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
къ́сен adj (near the end of a period of time)
късен adj (near the end of the day)

Burmese

2 entries

နောက်ကျ adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
နှောင်း adj (near the end of a period of time)

Catalan

3 entries

difunt adj (euphemism for "dead")
tard adj (near the end of a period of time)
tard adv (past a designated time)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

درەنگ adv (past a designated time)

Chichewa

1 entries

malemu adj (euphemism for "dead")

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

晏 adj (near the end of the day)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

已故 adj (euphemism for "dead")
晚 adj (near the end of a period of time)
晚 adv (past a designated time)
遲 /迟 adv (past a designated time)

Czech

4 entries

blahé paměti adj (euphemism for "dead")
pozdní adj (near the end of a period of time)
pozdní adj (near the end of the day)
pozdní adj (associated with the end of a period)

Dalmatian

2 entries

tierč adj (near the end of a period of time)
tierč adj (not arriving until after an expected time)

Danish

3 entries

salig adj (euphemism for "dead")
sen adj (near the end of a period of time)
sen adv (past a designated time)

Dutch

4 entries

laat adj (near the end of a period of time)
laat adj (near the end of the day)
laat adj (associated with the end of a period)
late adj (near the end of the day)

Eastern Min Chinese

2 entries

遲 /迟 adj (near the end of a period of time)
迟 adv (past a designated time)

Esperanto

4 entries

fina adj (associated with the end of a period)
forpasinta adj (euphemism for "dead")
karmemora adj (euphemism for "dead")
malfrua adj (near the end of a period of time)

Estonian

1 entries

hilja adv (past a designated time)

Faroese

4 entries

seint adj (near the end of a period of time)
seint adj (near the end of the day)
seinur adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
sáli adj (euphemism for "dead")

Finnish

4 entries

aiempi adj (existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now)
edellinen adj (existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now)
edesmennyt adj (euphemism for "dead")
myöhä adj (near the end of the day)

French

4 entries

défunt adj (euphemism for "dead")
en retard adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
feu adj (euphemism for "dead")
regretté adj (euphemism for "dead")

Galician

2 entries

defunto adj (euphemism for "dead")
que foi adj (euphemism for "dead")

Georgian

2 entries

ცხონებული adj (euphemism for "dead")
გვიან adv (past a designated time)

German

4 entries

selig adj (euphemism for "dead")
spät adj (near the end of a period of time)
spät adj (near the end of the day)
spät adj (associated with the end of a period)

Gothic

2 entries

𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌿𐍃 adj (near the end of a period of time)
𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌿𐍃 adj (near the end of the day)

Greek

4 entries

αργά adj (near the end of a period of time)
αργά adj (near the end of the day)
αργά adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
αργοπορημένος adj (not arriving until after an expected time)

Gujarati

2 entries

દેર adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
મોડું adj (not arriving until after an expected time)

Haitian Creole

1 entries

ta adj (near the end of a period of time)

Hebrew

3 entries

מאוחר \ מְאֻחָר adj (near the end of a period of time)
מאחר adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
מנוח adj (euphemism for "dead")

Hindi

3 entries

देर adj (near the end of a period of time)
स्वर्गीय adj (euphemism for "dead")
देर से adv (past a designated time)

Hungarian

4 entries

egykori adj (existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now)
elkésik adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
korábbi adj (existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now)
kései adj (near the end of a period of time)

Icelandic

4 entries

heitinn adj (euphemism for "dead")
seint adj (near the end of a period of time)
seint adj (near the end of the day)
seinn adv (past a designated time)

Ido

1 entries

tarda adv (past a designated time)

Indonesian

4 entries

almarhum adj (euphemism for "dead")
almarhumah adj (euphemism for "dead")
kasip adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
mendiang adj (euphemism for "dead")

Ingrian

4 entries

mööhä adj (near the end of a period of time)
mööhä adj (near the end of the day)
mööhä adj (associated with the end of a period)
mööhä adj (not arriving until after an expected time)

Interlingua

1 entries

tarde adj (near the end of a period of time)

Irish

4 entries

nach maireann adj (euphemism for "dead")
trócaire air adj (euphemism for "dead")
trócaire orthu adj (euphemism for "dead")
trócaire uirthi adj (euphemism for "dead")

Italian

4 entries

defunto adj (euphemism for "dead")
fu adj (euphemism for "dead")
in ritardo adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
tardo adj (near the end of a period of time)

Japanese

4 entries

亡き adj (euphemism for "dead")
故 adj (euphemism for "dead")
晩い adj (near the end of a period of time)
晩い adj (near the end of the day)

Kazakh

2 entries

кеш adj (near the end of a period of time)
кеш adv (past a designated time)

Khmer

2 entries

យឺត adj (near the end of a period of time)
យឺតពេល adv (past a designated time)

Korean

4 entries

늦다 adj (near the end of a period of time)
지각 adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
늦다 adv (past a designated time)
지각하다 adv (past a designated time)

Kyrgyz

1 entries

кеч adj (near the end of a period of time)

Lao

1 entries

ຊ້າ adj (near the end of a period of time)

Latin

4 entries

abortus adj (euphemism for "dead")
sērus adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
tardatus adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
tardus adj (near the end of a period of time)

Latvian

4 entries

nelaiķis adj (euphemism for "dead")
sebs adj (near the end of a period of time)
sebu adj (near the end of a period of time)
vēls adj (near the end of a period of time)

Lithuanian

4 entries

velionis adj (euphemism for "dead")
vėlus adj (near the end of a period of time)
vėlyvas adj (near the end of a period of time)
vėlai adv (past a designated time)

Low German

3 entries

laat adj (near the end of a period of time)
late adj (near the end of a period of time)
loot adj (near the end of a period of time)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries

pózdźe adv (past a designated time)

Macedonian

4 entries

бивш adj (existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now)
доцен adj (near the end of a period of time)
доцен adj (near the end of the day)
доцен adj (associated with the end of a period)

Malay

4 entries

allahyarham adj (euphemism for "dead")
allahyarhamah adj (euphemism for "dead")
lambat adj (near the end of a period of time)
lewat adj (not arriving until after an expected time)

Mauritian Creole

1 entries

tar adj (near the end of a period of time)

Māori

4 entries

akutō adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
takaroa adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
tōmuri adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
tūreiti adj (not arriving until after an expected time)

Northern Kurdish

3 entries

derneg adv (past a designated time)
gîro adv (past a designated time)
texîr adv (past a designated time)

Norwegian

3 entries

sein adj (near the end of a period of time)
som har gått bort adj (euphemism for "dead")
som har gått fra oss adj (euphemism for "dead")

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

avdød adj (euphemism for "dead")

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

avdød adj (euphemism for "dead")

Occitan

2 entries

tard adj (near the end of a period of time)
tard adv (past a designated time)

Old English

4 entries

læt adj (near the end of a period of time)
læt adj (near the end of the day)
læt adj (associated with the end of a period)
læt adj (not arriving until after an expected time)

Old French

2 entries

tart adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
tart adv (past a designated time)

Old Norse

1 entries

síðla adv (past a designated time)

Persian

2 entries

دیر adj (near the end of a period of time)
دیر adv (past a designated time)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

lot adj (not arriving until after an expected time)

Polabian

1 entries

püznü adv (past a designated time)

Polish

4 entries

późny adj (near the end of a period of time)
późny adj (near the end of the day)
późny adj (associated with the end of a period)
spóźniony adj (not arriving until after an expected time)

Portuguese

4 entries

atrasado adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
defunto adj (euphemism for "dead")
falecido adj (euphemism for "dead")
finado adj (euphemism for "dead")

Romanian

3 entries

târziu adj (near the end of a period of time)
târziu adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
târziu adv (past a designated time)

Romansch

1 entries

tard adj (near the end of a period of time)

Russian

4 entries

запозда́лый adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
по́здний adj (near the end of a period of time)
по́здний adj (near the end of the day)
по́здний adj (associated with the end of a period)

Salar

1 entries

uda adj (near the end of a period of time)

Sardinian

2 entries

taldu adj (near the end of a period of time)
tardu adj (near the end of a period of time)

Saterland Frisian

1 entries

leet adj (near the end of a period of time)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries

air dheireadh adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
anmoch adj (near the end of a period of time)
anmoch adj (near the end of the day)
fadalach adj (not arriving until after an expected time)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

kȁsan adj (near the end of a period of time)
pokojan adj (euphemism for "dead")
ка̏сан adj (near the end of a period of time)
покојан adj (euphemism for "dead")

Slovak

2 entries

neskorý adj (near the end of a period of time)
neskoro adv (past a designated time)

Slovene

4 entries

pôzen adj (near the end of a period of time)
pôzen adj (near the end of the day)
pôzen adj (associated with the end of a period)
pôzen adj (not arriving until after an expected time)

Southern Altai

4 entries

кеч adj (near the end of a period of time)
соҥ adj (near the end of a period of time)
кеч adv (past a designated time)
соҥ adv (past a designated time)

Spanish

4 entries

a finales de adj (related to age)
atrasado adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
difunto adj (euphemism for "dead")
largo (-añero) adj (related to age)

Swahili

1 entries

marehemu adj (euphemism for "dead")

Swedish

4 entries

avliden adj (euphemism for "dead")
framliden adj (euphemism for "dead")
försenad adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
hädangången adj (euphemism for "dead")

Tagalog

1 entries

gutoy adj (not arriving until after an expected time)

Tajik

1 entries

дер adj (near the end of a period of time)

Tamil

3 entries

தாமதம் adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
லேட் adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
லேட்டு adj (not arriving until after an expected time)

Tatar

1 entries

märxüm adj (euphemism for "dead")

Telugu

1 entries

ఆలస్యంగా adv (past a designated time)

Thai

3 entries

ดึก adj (near the end of the day)
สาย adj (near the end of a period of time)
สาย adj (not arriving until after an expected time)

Turkish

4 entries

geç adj (near the end of a period of time)
merhum adj (euphemism for "dead")
rahmetli adj (euphemism for "dead")
geç adv (past a designated time)

Turkmen

1 entries

giç adj (near the end of a period of time)

Ukrainian

4 entries

запізні́лий adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
покі́йний adj (euphemism for "dead")
пі́зній adj (near the end of a period of time)
пі́зній adj (associated with the end of a period)

Urdu

2 entries

دیر adj (near the end of a period of time)
دیر سے adv (past a designated time)

Uzbek

1 entries

kech adj (near the end of a period of time)

Vietnamese

3 entries

muộn adj (near the end of a period of time)
trể adj (not arriving until after an expected time)
trễ adj (near the end of a period of time)

Volapük

1 entries

latik adj (not arriving until after an expected time)

Walloon

3 entries

tård adj (near the end of a period of time)
tård adj (near the end of the day)
tårdou adj (not arriving until after an expected time)

Yao

1 entries

malemu adj (euphemism for "dead")

Yiddish

4 entries

שפּעט adj (near the end of a period of time)
שפּעט adj (near the end of the day)
שפּעט adj (associated with the end of a period)
שפּעט adv (past a designated time)

Sample sentences

42 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

What keeps you up so late?

Source: tatoeba (1473)

Too late.

Source: tatoeba (1875)

I was late to school.

Source: tatoeba (2025)

It is never too late to learn.

Source: tatoeba (2061)

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