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Word entry · 4 letters

late

Best crossword clue

"After the due time"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /leɪt/Part of speech adjective, adverbSorted aeltStarts with LEnds with E10 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. After the expected time; no longer alive

Word origin

From Middle English late, lat, from Old English læt (“slow; slack, lax, negligent; late”), from Proto-West Germanic *lat, from Proto-Germanic *lataz (“slow, lazy”). By surface analysis, deverbal from let.

Used in a sentence

  • The seedlings appeared to be coming along nicely until a late frost killed them.
  • The meeting is convened for late morning.
  • In Southern U.S., "evening" is used for middle to late afternoon.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer10 curated clues

01After the due time4 letters
02After the set time4 letters
03After the start time4 letters
04Behind schedule4 letters
05Not arriving on time4 letters
06Not on schedule4 letters
07Overdue4 letters
08Past the planned time4 letters

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