late

late is a 4-letter English word with 19 senses as verb, adjective, and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Coming after the time when due, or after the usual or proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed; as, a late spring. Face value is 4 in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 4 · Words With Friends 5 · 19 senses

Definitions

1. verb. Coming after the time when due, or after the usual or proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed; as, a late spring.
2. verb. Far advanced toward the end or close; as, a late hour of the day; a late period of life.
3. verb. Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now; lately deceased, departed, or gone out of office; as, the late bishop of London; the late administration.
4. verb. Not long past; happening not long ago; recent; as, the late rains; we have received late intelligence.
5. verb. Continuing or doing until an advanced hour of the night; as, late revels; a late watcher.
6. adjective. After the usual or proper time, or the time appointed; after delay; as, he arrived late; -- opposed to early.
7. adjective. Not long ago; lately.
8. adjective. Far in the night, day, week, or other particular period; as, to lie abed late; to sit up late at night.
9. adjective. having died recently

   "her late husband"

10. adjective. being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

    "late evening"

    "late 18th century"

11. adjective. at or toward an end or late period or stage of development

    "the late phase of feudalism"

    "a later symptom of the disease"

    Synonyms: later

12. adjective. of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages

    "Late Greek"

13. adjective. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past

    "the former president"

    "our late President is still very active"

    Synonyms: former, previous

14. adjective. of the immediate past or just previous to the present time

    "a late development"

    "their late quarrel"

    Synonyms: recent

15. adjective. after the expected or usual time; delayed

    "a belated birthday card"

    "I'm late for the plane"

    Synonyms: belated, tardy

16. adverb. later than usual or than expected

    "the train arrived late"

    "we awoke late"

    Synonyms: belatedly, tardily

17. adverb. in the recent past

    "he was in Paris recently"

    "lately the rules have been enforced"

    Synonyms: lately, latterly, recently

18. adverb. to an advanced time

    "deep into the night"

    "talked late into the evening"

    Synonyms: deep

19. adverb. at an advanced age or stage

    "she married late"

    "undertook the project late in her career"

Synonyms

later, former, previous, recent, belated, tardy, belatedly, tardily, lately, latterly, recently, deep

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in late:

atle, laet, leat, tael, tale, teal, tela

Common word forms

lated, later, lates, lateen, lately, latest, lateness

Words from these letters

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