Late

(adj) /leɪt/

Meaning

Doing something or taking place after the expected, proper, or usual time.

UK leɪt

US leɪt

The modern game of tennis originated in [Birmingham], England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis.
In the late 19th century, after hundreds of years of isolation, Seoul opened its gates to foreigners and began to modernize.
The word software was first used in the late 1960s to emphasize on its difference from computer hardware, which can be physically observed by the user.
Adidas [wasn't] known as Adidas until the late 1940's.
The bus is late.
The bus is ten minutes late.

The Bus Is LateYou wait at the bus stop. The bus does not come. Buses go on roads. Roads can have a lot of cars. Too many cars make the bus slow. The bus is late. Some people wait a long time. You look at the clock....Read story

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