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What is the adjective for lateness?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb laten which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

late
  1. Near the end of a period of time.
  2. Specifically, near the end of the day.
  3. (usually not used comparatively) Associated with the end of a period.
  4. Not arriving until after an expected time.
  5. Not having had an expected menstrual period.
  6. (not comparable, euphemistic) Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Often used with "the"; see usage notes.)
  7. Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now; departed, or gone out of office.
  8. Recent — relative to the noun it modifies.
  9. Synonyms:
      10. belated, overdue, tardy, behind, behindhand, delayed, unpunctual, delinquent, dilatory, slow, deferred, backward, jammed, lagging, later, latish, postponed, remiss, held up, behind schedule, behind time, hung up, last-minute, long-delayed, long-overdue, put off, running late, too late, eleventh-hour, not on time, hindered, in arrears, behind target, late in the day, unpaid, mature, past time, having to play catch up, in debt, in the red, slowed, stuck, not before time, not punctual, long delayed, impeded, off, detained, caught up, pushed back … more
  10. Examples:
      11. “Better late than never.”
      “Her late husband, Daniel, was much revered by everyone in the community.”
      “The late administration is fighting desperately to regain power.”
later
  1. comparative form of late: more late
  2. Coming afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
  3. At some time in the future.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. future, posterior, subsequent, ensuing, following, postponed, succeeding, deferred, delayed, upcoming, downstream, subsequential, postliminary, to come, ulterior, next, successive, coming, after, consequent, impending, latter, forthcoming, imminent, consecutive, coming up, resulting, coming after, approaching, sequential, eventual, sequent, pursuing, succedent, consequential, successional, running, down the line, down the pike, down the road, serial, next off, coming next, directly after, resultant, scheduled, planned, inevitable, yet to come, progressive … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “The canceled meeting will now be held at a later date.”
      “The company's latest release features the use of later technology.”
latesome
  1. (chiefly Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Marked by lateness; characteristically late
lated
  1. (obsolete) belated; too late
lateish
  1. (colloquial) Quite late
latened
  1. simple past tense and past participle of laten
latening
  1. present participle of laten
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