The definition of late is something that happens or someone that arrives after the expected time.
(adjective)See late in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective later or latter, latest or last
Origin: ME < OE læt, slow, sluggish, tardy, akin to Du laat, Ger lass, slow, lazy < IE *lēid < base *lēi-, to neglect, let go > let, L lassus, weak
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See late in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective lat·er, lat·est
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Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old English lǽt; see lē- in Indo-European roots
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