late : Idioms & Phrases

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galericu-late

Gal`er*ic"u-late adjective
Etymology
L. galericulum, dim. of galerum a hat or cap, fr. galea helmet.
Definitions
  1. Covered as with a hat or cap. Smart.
Webster 1913

late blight

  • noun blight in which symptoms appear late in the growing season especially a disease of solanaceous plants caused by the fungus Phytophthora infestans
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late greek

  • noun the Greek language in the 3rd to 8th centuries
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late latin

  • noun the form of Latin written between the 3rd and 8th centuries
    Biblical Latin.
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late purple aster

  • noun a variety of aster
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late-blooming

  • adjective satellite of plants that bloom during the autumn
    fall-flowering; fall-blooming; autumn-blooming; autumn-flowering; late-blooming.
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late-flowering

  • adjective satellite of plants that bloom during the autumn
    fall-flowering; fall-blooming; autumn-blooming; autumn-flowering; late-blooming.
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late-night hour

  • noun the latter part of night
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late-ripening

  • adjective satellite of plants that ripen in the fall
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late-spring-blooming

  • adjective satellite of plants that bloom during the spring
    spring-blooming; early-blooming; spring-flowering; early-flowering.
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later on

  • adverb happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
    after; afterwards; later; subsequently; afterward.
    • he apologized subsequently
    • he's going to the store but he'll be back here later
    • it didn't happen until afterward
    • two hours after that
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later-itic

Lat`er-it"ic adjective
Definitions
  1. consisting of, containing, or characterized by, laterite; as, lateritic formations.
Webster 1913

Of late

  • adverb in the recent past
    late; latterly; recently; lately.
    • 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
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  • in time not long past, or near the present; lately; as, the practice is of late uncommon.
  • recently; in time not long past.
Webster 1913

sleep late

  • verb sleep later than usual or customary
    sleep in.
    • On Sundays, I sleep in
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Sooner or later

  • at some uncertain time in the future; as, he will discover his mistake sooner or later.
Webster 1913

Too late

  • after the proper or available time; when the time or opportunity is past.
Webster 1913