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Late or too late
Synonyms
late
adjective /leɪt/
1
[not usually before noun] if you are late, you arrive somewhere after the correct or usual time 迟到的

She phoned to say she'd be late. 她打来电话说她会晚到。

late for :

He was ten minutes late for school. 他上学迟到了10分钟。

too late 太晚了;太迟了 :

We climbed the hill to watch the sunset, but we were too late. 我们爬到山上想看日落,但我们到得太晚了。

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1a
used about something that happens after the correct or usual time 晚于通常时间的

There is a penalty for late registration. 迟登记要罚款。

late with :

They're always late with their payments. 他们总是晚交钱。

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1b
used about something that continues after the time that it usually ends 持续到很晚的

We got caught in a late meeting and almost missed the start of the film. 会议一直开到很晚,我们脱不开身,差点误了电影的开场。

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2
[only before noun] near the end of a period of time such as a day, month, or season 接近终了的;末期的;晚期的;后期的

the late 18th century 18世纪末

These bulbs bloom in late spring. 这些球茎在晚春开花。

a girl in her late teens 将近20岁的女孩

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late
adverb /leɪt/
2
near the end of a period of time such as a day, month, season, or someone's life or career (一段时间、某人的生命或事业)接近终了时

Stop by late this afternoon. 今天傍晚前过来坐坐。

late in :

We plan to visit late in July. 我们计划在7月底出访。

late in life :

He didn't receive the recognition he deserved until late in life. 他直到晚年才获得他应得的赞誉。

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belatedly
adverb /bɪˈleɪtɪdli/
late or too late 迟;太迟

Then, belatedly, she realized what I meant. 那时她才明白我的意思,可是太迟了。

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overdue
adjective /ˌəʊvə(r)ˈdjuː/
if something is overdue, it should have been done before now 早该做的
long overdue :

This change in attitude is long overdue. 早就该有这种态度上的改变了。

overdue for :

You're long overdue for a dental check-up. 你早就该进行牙科检查了。

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a
if something or someone is overdue, they should have arrived before now 迟到的;延误的
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behind
adverb, preposition /bɪˈhaɪnd/
3
late or too slow in doing things that you have to do 晚于;慢于

The project is already a month behind schedule. 这个项目已经比预定进度晚了1个月。

I'm sorry your suit isn't ready yet. We've got a bit behind with things. 我很抱歉您的西装还没做好。我们有点儿延误了。

be/get/fall behind :

Within a few months she had fallen behind with her rent. 才几个月时间她就拖欠租金了。

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past
adverb, preposition /pɑːst/
1b
later than a particular time 比…晚;比…迟

It was past midnight by the time we arrived. 我们到达的时候已经过了午夜。

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at the last moment/minute
phrase
when it is almost too late 在最后一刻;在最后关头

She must have changed her mind at the last moment and decided not to come. 她一定是在最后一刻改变主意,决定不来了。

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not a moment too soon
phrase informal
so late that it is almost too late 来得太迟的;姗姗来迟的

We're off on holiday tomorrow, and not a moment too soon. 我们明天外出去度假,这一天早就该来了。

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be out of time
phrase
to have no more time available to finish something 没时间(完成某事)

I'm afraid we're out of time.

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running late
phrase
doing things or arriving in places later than planned 迟到的;晚于计划的

I'm running a bit late this morning. 我今早稍稍晚了一会儿。

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tardy
adjective formal /ˈtɑː(r)di/
2
arriving late 迟到的

a tardy reply 迟到的答复

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tardiness

noun [U]
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More Synonyms
after the event
phrase British
after something has happened, when it is too late to change anything 事后

It seems obvious now, but that's being wise after the event. 现在事情看来显而易见,但这也是事后聪明。

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at this time of night
phrase spoken
used for showing your surprise that something is happening very late 在夜里这个时候(用于表示惊讶)

What are you doing here at this time of night? 都夜里这个时候了,你在这儿干什么?

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behindhand
adverb /bɪˈhaɪndˌhænd/
late with something 迟;慢;拖欠
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belated
adjective [usually before noun] /bɪˈleɪtɪd/
happening late 迟发生的

a belated apology 为时已晚的道歉

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a
arriving late 来迟的;迟到的

a belated birthday card 迟到的生日贺卡

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better late than never
phrase
used for telling someone you are happy that they did something, but you wish they had done it earlier 迟做总比不做好
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close the stable door after the horse has bolted
phrase
used for saying that something has been done too late because the problem it should have prevented has already happened 失马关门,为时晚矣
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downstream
adjective /ˈdaʊnˌstriːm/
1
relating to or happening at a later stage in a process (过程)后阶段的

downstream effects/costs 后阶段的效果/成本

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get behind
phrasal verb
1
[I] if you get behind with work or payments, you have not done as much work or made as many payments as you should have 延期;拖欠

She'd been ill so often that, she was getting behind with her schoolwork.

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get on
phrasal verb
1b
British fairly late 很晚的

It's getting on, we'd better leave. 很晚了,我们得走了。

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have yet to do something
phrase
used for saying that something has not happened or been done up to the present time, especially when you think it should have happened or been done 某事尚未发生,还未做某事(尤指应该已发生或完成之事)

The Scottish Office has yet to make a formal announcement. 苏格兰事务部还没发布一个正式的公告。

The film, starring Robert Carlyle, has yet to open in the Far East. 由罗伯特·卡莱尔主演的电影尚未在远东上映。

The group has yet to find a replacement for the director who left in September. 这个小组还没找到人替换9月份离开的那位主任。

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it's high time that
phrase spoken
used for saying that something should be done soon, because it is already past the time when it should have been done 该是立即做某事的时候了

It's high time we got a pay rise! 我们应该马上涨工资才是!

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last-minute
adjective
happening or done at the latest possible time

a last-minute alteration to the flight schedule

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latecomer
noun [C] /ˈleɪtˌkʌmə(r)/
1
someone who arrives late somewhere 迟到者;迟来者
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Someone who arrives: arrival, comer, newcomer...
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late in the day
phrase
too late to take action 为时已晚的

It's a little late in the day to complain about it. 现在对此发牢骚晚了些。

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lose time
phrase
to have less available time than you expected, for example because an unexpected problem has caused a delay 耽误时间;浪费时间

We lost a lot of time when the computer system went down.

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to go (right) down to the wire
phrase informal
to only be decided or become clear at the last possible moment (直)到最后一刻

Talks went down to the wire, with agreement being reached at the very last minute. 谈判进行到最后一刻,在最后一分钟达成了协议。

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to what do we owe this honour/the honour of your presence?
phrase humorous
said as a joke when someone is late or comes to a meeting or class that they usually miss 您的(准时)光临真让我们感到十分荣幸(对迟到或通常缺席的人开玩笑的话)
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up to/until/till something
phrase
used for giving the latest time that something can happen, or the end of a period of time 不迟于某时;直到某时

Laura was here up until about 5 minutes ago. 劳拉大约5分钟之前还在这里。

The building was used as a hospital through the 1960s up to 1972. 这栋建筑物从1960年至1972年被用作医院。

We can make the delivery any time tomorrow up till about 10 pm. 我们明天晚上10点之前随时都可以把东西送到。

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Others
close/shut the barn/stable door after the horse is gone
phrase
used for saying that something has been done too late because the problem it should have prevented has already happened 失马关门,为时晚矣
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