<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: a late spring.</li><li>continued until after the usual time or hour; protracted: a late business meeting.</li><li>belonging to the time just before the present moment; most recent: a late news bulletin.</li><li>immediately preceding the present one; former: the late attorney general.</li><li>recently deceased: the late Mr. Phipps.</li><li>occurring at an advanced stage in life: a late marriage.</li><li>belonging to an advanced period or stage in the history or development of something: the late phase of feudalism.</li></ul><p><strong>Adverb</strong></p><ul><li>after the usual or proper time, or after delay: to arrive late.</li><li>until after the usual time or hour; until an advanced hour, especially of the night: to work late.</li><li>at or to an advanced time, period, or stage: The flowers keep their blossoms late in warm climates.</li><li>recently but no longer: a man late of Chicago, now living in Philadelphia.</li></ul>