of late

late

 (lāt)

adj. lat·er, lat·est

1.

a. Coming, occurring, continuing, or remaining after the correct, usual, or expected time; delayed: a late breakfast; a late meeting. See Synonyms at tardy.

b. Occurring at an advanced hour, especially well into the evening or night: a late movie on television; the late flight to Denver.

2. Of or toward the end or more advanced part, as of a period or stage: the late 19th century; a later symptom of the disease.

3.

a. Having begun or occurred just previous to the present time; recent: a late development.

b. Contemporary; up-to-date: the latest fashion.

4.

a. Having recently occupied a position or place: the company's late president gave the address.

b. Dead, especially if only recently deceased: in memory of the late explorer. See Synonyms at dead.

adv. later, latest

1. After the expected, usual, or proper time: a train that arrived late; woke late and had to skip breakfast.

2.

a. At or until an advanced hour: talked late into the evening.

b. At or into an advanced period or stage: a project undertaken late in her career.

3. Recently: As late as last week he was still in town.

Idiom:

of late

Recently; lately: was feeling better of late.

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[Middle English, from Old English læt; see lē- in Indo-European roots.]

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late′ness n.

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

of late - 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" lately, latterly, recently, late

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Translations

مؤخَّرا

poslední dobou

i den senere tid

vor Kurzem

undanfariî

i den seinere tid

son zamanlardayakınlarda

最近

late

(leit) adjective

1. coming etc after the expected or usual time. The train is late tonight; I try to be punctual but I am always late. laat مُتأخِّر закъснял tarde zpožděný spät forsinket αργοπορημένοςtarde, atrasado hiljaks jäänud دیر myöhässä en retardמאחר विलम्ब, देर kasniti késő, (igével) késik terlambat seinn in ritardo 遅れた (보통보다) 늦은 vėluojantis novēlojies; nosebojies; nokavējies lewat te laatsein, forsinketspóźniony وروسته،ناوخته tarde în întâr­ziere опоздавший, запоздавший oneskorený prepozen kasni sen สาย geç, gecikmiş 遲的 пізній; запізнілий تاخیر سے chậm; muộn 迟的

2. far on in the day or night. late in the day; late at night; It was very late when I got to bed. laat في ساعَةٍ مُتأخِّرَه късно tarde pozdě spät sent που γίνεται αργά, σε προχωρημένη ώρα tarde hilja دیروقت myöhään tardמאוחר दिन ढले, देर रात kasno késő larut seint, síðla; áliðinn tardi 遅い (시간이) 늦은 vėlus vēls lewat laatseintpóźno ناوخته،ډير وروسته tarde târziu поздний neskoro pozen kasno sent ดึก geç, ...-in sonuna kadar 晚 пізній رات میں یا دن میں بہت تاخیر سے muộn 晚

3. dead, especially recently. the late king. wyle, oorlede مَيِّت، مُتَوَفّى، راحِل покойният falecido zesnulý früher afdød μακαρίτης, αείμνηστος difunto, fallecido hiljuti lahkunud مرحوم edesmennyt le/la regretté(e) הַמָנוֹחַ दिवंगत pokojni néhai mendiang heitinn defunto; compianto 故～ 죽은 velionis nelaiķa-; mirušais yang telah meninggal dunia wijlen avdødzmarły مرحوم،متوفى falecido ră­po­sat покойный zosnulý pokojni pokojni nyligen avliden, framliden เสียชีวิตไปแล้ว merhum, rahmetli, müteveffa 已故的 померлий, покійний مرحوم، یا تازہ ترین quá cố 已故的

4. recently, but no longer, holding an office or position. Mr Allan, the late chairman, made a speech. voormalige السّابق، الأخير قَبْل الحالي предишният recente bývalý ehemalig forhenværende τέωςanterior endine سابق edellinen ancien הַקוֹדֶם गत, भूतपूर्व (जैसे the ~ Prime Minister प्रधान मंत्री जिसकी मृत्यु हो चुकी हो या जो पद त्याग चर चुका हो) nedavno legutóbbi, (leg)újabb, az új... mantan fyrrverandi precedente, ex 前の 최근의 ankstesnis, buvęs nesenais; iepriekšējais; pēdējais bekas voormaligavgåttbyły پخوانى،قديمى recente fost прежний bývalý prejšnji prethodni förra, förre, före detta คนที่แล้ว eski, önceki, sabık 前任的 недавній; останній سابقہ عہدے دار nguyên 前任的

adverb

1. after the expected or usual time. He arrived late for his interview. laat مُتأخِّرا عن موعِدِه късно tarde opožděně zu spät sent αργά, μετά την προκαθορισμένη ώρα tarde hilja دیر myöhässä en retardמאוחר देर से kasno elkésve terlambat seint tardi, in ritardo 遅れて (보통 때보다) 늦게 per vėlai, po laiko vēlu lewat te laatseint poniewczasie, za późno ناوخته ،وروسته tarde târziu поздно oneskorene prepozno kasno sent สาย geç, geç vakte kadar 遲到 пізно متوقع وقت کے بعد muộn 迟

2. far on in the day or night. They always go to bed late. laat في ساعةٍ مُتأخِّرَه късно tarde pozdě spät sent αργά, σε προχωρημένη ώρα tarde hilja دیر myöhään tardמאוחר देर kasno későn larut seint tardi 遅く (시간이) 늦게 vėlai vēlu lewat laatseintpóźno له ټاكل شوى موده نه وروسته tarde târziu в позднее время neskoro pozno kasno sent สายหรือดึก gecenin geç vaktinde 很晚地 пізно رات یا دن میں تاخیر سے muộn 很晚

ˈlateness noun

laatheid تأخُّر късно време atraso pozdní doba; opoždění; zpožděnost die Verspätung sen ankomst; forsinkelse το προχωρημένο της ώρας retraso, atraso hilinemine دیر شدن myöhäisyys retardאיחור देर kašnjenje késés keterlambatan seinkun l'essere in ritardo, ritardo 遅いこと 늦음 pavėlavimas, vėluma novēlošanās; vēlums kelewatan laatheid forsinkelse, seinhetspóźnienie, późna pora ناوخته كيدل atraso întârziere опоздание oneskorenie zamuda zakasnelost [upprepad] försening ความล่าช้า gecikmişlik, geç kalmışlık 晚 спізнення, запізнювання تاخیر sự chậm trễ 晚

ˈlately adverb

in the recent past or not long ago. Have you seen her lately? onlangs مُؤخَّرا на скоро recentemente poslední dobou kürzlich for nyligt πρόσφαταúltimamente, recientemente viimasel ajal اخیرا viime aikoina récemmentלאחרונה हाल में u posljednje vrijeme az utóbbi időben akhir-akhir ini undanfarið, nÿlega ultimamente 最近 요즈음 pastaruoju metu nesen; pēdējā laikā kebelakangan ini onlangsi det siste, nyligostatnio په دى وروستيو كښى recentemente în ultimul timp в последнее время v poslednom čase v zadnjem času u poslednje vreme på sistone, på senaste tiden เร็ว ๆ นี้ son günlerde, yakınlarda 最近 нещодавно; останнім часом حال ہی میں gần đây 最近

later on

at a later time. He hasn't arrived yet but no doubt he'll be here later on. later فيما بَعْد، في وقْتٍ متأخِّر по-късно mais tarde později später senere αργότεραmás adelante, más tarde hiljem بعدا myöhemmin plus tard מְאוּחָר יוֹתֵר कुछ समय बाद kasnije később kemudian seinna più tardi, in seguito 後で 나중에 vėliau vēlāk kemudian laterseinerepóźniej بيا وروسته mais tarde mai târziu позже neskôr kasneje kasnije senare ในไม่ช้า daha sonra, sonra 晚一點 пізніше; згодом بعد میں sau 以后

of late

lately. He thought she had been less friendly of late. in die laaste tyd مؤخَّرا от скоро ultimamente poslední dobou vor kurzem i den senere tid τελευταία, τον τελευταίο καιρό últimamente viimasel ajal اخیرا hiljattain ces temps-ci לאחרונה पिछले दिनों, पिछले कुछ दिनों से u zadnje vrijeme az utóbbi időben belakangan ini undanfarið ultimamente 最近 최근에 pastaruoju metu nesen; pēdējā laikā kebelakangan ini de laatste tijdi det siste, i den seinere tidostatnio د وروستى اټكل له مخى ultimamente în ultimul timp в последнее время v poslednom čase v zadnjem času u poslednje vreme på sistone, på senaste tiden ในไม่ช้า son zamanlarda, yakınlarda 最近 останнім часом ماضی قریب میں gần đây 最近

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later see latter.

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