Emily Dickinson Lexicon

late (-est, -ly, -r), adv. [OE late, slowly, lazily.] (webplay: after, character, close, coming, contracted, day, degrees, end, existing, far, last, lie, life, long, ministry, near, night, place, round, season, see, slow, spring, summer, superlative, time).

1. Far advanced; near in time to the end or close.
2. Delayed; coming after the usual or appointed time.
3. Recently; happening not long ago.
4. After dark; at night.
5. From times past.