Behind schedule, behind schedule, dead, as was, at the last minute, and at the tail end are synonyms for late. Early and betimes are antonyms of late. On this page, find 56 another word for late.
Another word for late
1. behind time
- Behind schedule
- Behind time
- Behind
- Behindhand
- Belated
- Delayed
- Long-delayed
- Long-overdue
- Not on time
- Overdue
- Running late
- Slow
- Tardy
- Unpunctual
- Dilatory
2. dead
- Dead
- Deceased
- Departed
- Expired
- Extinct
- Gone
- Lamented
- Lost
- Passed on/away
- Perished
3. previous
- As was
- Ci-devant
- Defunct
- Earlier
- Erstwhile
- Ex-
- Foregoing
- Former
- No longer extant
- Old
- One-time
- Past
- Precedent
- Preceding
- Previous
- Prior
- Quondam
- Sometime
- Whilom
4. behind schedule
- At the last minute
- At the tail end
- Behind schedule
- Behind time
- Behindhand
- Belatedly
- Dilatorily
- Slowly
- Tardily
- Unpunctually
- Recently
Late sentences
He arrived late, missing the crucial meeting.
The train was late by seven minutes.
She apologized for being late to dinner.
It's late; we should head home now.