late

late [-r, -est] adj

OE læt.

1. Delayed; tardy; slow; after the appointed hour; following the necessary time.
2. Advanced; further along in time; after the present.
3. Last; after all the others; final in a sequence.
4. Most recent.
5. Gone; lost; disappeared; former; decayed; departed.
6. After dark; at night.
7. [Fig.] lasting; enduring.

late [-est, -ly, -r] adv

OE late, slowly, lazily.

1. Far advanced; near in time to the end or close.
2. Delayed; coming after the usual or appointed time.
3. Recently; happening not long ago.
4. After dark; at night.
5. From times past.