(adj): far along in time
(adj): after closing time especially a legally established closing time
(adj): somewhat late
(adj): occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
(adj): after the expected or usual time; delayed
(adj): vs. punctual) -- (not punctual; after the appointed time
(adj): prenominal), recent -- (of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
(adj): vs. present) (vs. future) -- (earlier than the present time; no longer current
(adj): prenominal) -- (having died recently
(adj): vs. alive) -- (no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
(adj): vs. early) (vs. middle) -- (of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
(adj): used of a living language; being the current stage in its development
(adj): in use after medieval times
(adj): vs. early), later(prenominal) -- (at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
(adj): prenominal) -- (comparatively late in a course of development
(adj): late-occurring (especially with reference to symptoms of a disease)
(adj): prenominal), late(prenominal), previous(prenominal) -- ((used especially of persons) of the immediate past
(adj): vs. present) (vs. future) -- (earlier than the present time; no longer current
(adv): later than usual or than expected
(adv): to an advanced time
(adv): at an advanced age or stage
(adv): in the recent past
"'They go wrong, these parachute jumps,' said the apprentice, as if he had picked up the direction of her thoughts. 'There was a man in the Botswana Defence Force whose parachute didn't open. That man is late now.'"
- 'The Full Cupboard of Life', Alexander McCall Smith.