1. Up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
   "the very latest scientific discoveries";
   - up-to-the-minute

1. The most recent news or development
   "have you heard the latest?"

1. After the expected or usual time; delayed
   "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late";
   - belated, tardy, lated [archaic]
    
2. Being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
   "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast"; "late evening"; "late 18th century"
    
3. Of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
   "a late development"; "their late quarrel";
   - recent
    
4. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past
   "our late President is still very active";
   - former, previous
    
5. Having died recently
   "her late husband"
    
6. At or toward an end or late period or stage of development
   "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child";
   - later
    
7. (linguistics) of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
   "Late Greek"

Derived forms: latests

See also: advanced, after-hours, current, dead, latish, Modern, New, past, posthumous, ripe, tardive, timing, unpunctual

Type of: intel [informal], intelligence, news, tidings, word

Antonym: early, middle

Encyclopedia: Late