| around |
If your dad will be home around dinner time, it means that he will be home near dinner time. He might be a little bit late or a little bit early. If you have around fifty cents in your pocket, you might have a little more or less than that, but the amount is near fifty cents. [1/11 definitions] |
| behind |
If you are behind in something, you are late or going too slowly. [1/6 definitions] |
| belated |
too late; tardy. |
| burn the midnight oil |
to stay awake very late for work or study. |
| delay |
to cause to be late. [1/6 definitions] |
| else |
If your mother says "Hurry up, or else you'll be late," it means that if you don't hurry up, you will be late. We often use else in this way to state some bad thing that will or might happen if we don't do something. [1/4 definitions] |
| evening |
the period between late afternoon and nightfall. [1/2 definitions] |
| goldenrod |
a plant with small, yellow flowers on top of tall, stiff stems. It blooms in late summer or early fall. |
| in time |
If you arrive at the airport in time to take your flight, then you are not too late and you can get on the plane. If you get to the movie theater in time to see the beginning of the movie, then you have enough time to arrive before the movie starts. You are not too late. |
| jazz |
a form of music with strong, complex rhythms that started with African Americans in the late 1800s. Jazz musicians often add notes or make up parts as they play. |
| late |
If school starts at eight o'clock, and you get to school ten minutes after eight o'clock, you are late. If a train should leave at nine o'clock, but it doesn't leave until ten o'clock, then the train is very late. [5 definitions] |
| lately |
of late; recently. |
| later |
after the expected or appropriate time (comparative of "late"). [2/3 definitions] |
| latest |
the superlative of "late." [1/3 definitions] |
| Negro leagues |
former U.S. baseball leagues in which all players were Black. The Negro leagues were at their peak from the 1920s to the early 1950s. In the late 1940s, Black players began to be asked to join the U.S. major leagues and eventually the Negro leagues disappeared. |
| nightclub |
A nightclub is a place that is open late at night and serves food and beverages. There are usually musicians and singers who entertain, and there is often an area for customers to dance. Nightclubs are sometimes expensive. |
| normally |
If you normally sleep late on Saturdays, it means you usually sleep late on Saturdays. There is nothing strange about it. Doing that is just ordinary. [1/2 definitions] |
| numerous |
If numerous guests arrived late to a party, it means that a large number of guests arrived late. If the books on the top shelf are numerous, it means that the books on the top shelf exist in a large number. |
| on time |
If you do something on time, you do it at the correct time and without being late. If you arrive somewhere on time, you arrive just at the correct time. |
| ragtime |
a form of music developed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century in America. Ragtime was a popular kind of music with a bouncy rhythm, usually written for the piano. |
| sleepover |
the activity of staying the night at a friend's house for fun. The activity usually involves staying up late playing and talking as well as sleeping. |