'late' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'late' with 20 example sentences.
- late adjective
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: after the expected or usual time; delayed
: of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
: having died recently
: (used especially of persons) of the immediate past
: being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
: of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
: at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
- late adverb
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: later than usual or than expected
: to an advanced time
: at an advanced age or stage
: in the recent past
It's never too late to quit smoking.
I'm sorry for the late response.
We've arrived a little late.
It's too late to worry about that now.
He came home late last night.
Why is it that you're always late?
Don't come home too late.
I went home because it was late.
By then, it was far too late.
It's never too late to start learning foreign languages.
He practices playing the guitar until late at night.
The train was three hours late.
It's never too late to apologize.
She is hardly ever late for appointments.
Over-sleeping is no excuse for being late.
Is it too late to change my mind?
Are you working late tonight?
I have to stop staying up so late.
They arrived late because of the storm.
He was robbed when coming home late at night.