Coming, appearing, or continuing after the usual or proper time; slow or tardy; long delayed; prolonged; behind time: opposed to early: as, a late arrival; a late summer; a late embryo.Being or coming near the end or close; far advanced in time; last: as, a late hour of the day; a late period of life; set the latest time you can.Recent; of recent origin or existence; not of old date: as, the latest fashion; late news.Comparatively recent (with reference to something older); of a comparatively recent date or period: as, late (medieval) glass; late (Greek) sculpture or epigraphy.Recently existing, but not now; not long past: as, the late rains.Recently acting; in a series, immediately preceding that which now exists: as, the late administration.Deceased.Synonyms Recent, Fresh, etc. See new.After the usual time or the time appointed; after delay: as, fruits that ripen late.Not long since; recently; of late.Beyond the usual or proper time: as, to lie abed late.See lait.A Middle English form of let.n. Manner; behavior.n. A sound; voice.Slow or backward in bearing crops, because heavy, clayey, cold, sour, or unfavorably situated as regards the sun, or the like: as, late land.