Meaning : Being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time.
Example :
Late evening.
Late 18th century.
A late movie.
Took a late flight.
Had a late breakfast.
At or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time.
Early morning.Meaning : Of the immediate past or just previous to the present time.
Example :
A late development.
Their late quarrel.
His recent trip to Africa.
In recent months.
A recent issue of the journal.
Synonyms : recent
Meaning : Having died recently.
Example :
Her late husband.
Meaning : Of a later stage in the development of a language or literature. Used especially of dead languages.
Example :
Late Greek.
Of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages.
Middle English is the English language from about 1100 to 1500.Of an early stage in the development of a language or literature.
The Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C..Meaning : At or toward an end or late period or stage of development.
Example :
The late phase of feudalism.
A later symptom of the disease.
Later medical science could have saved the child.
Synonyms : later
Being or occurring at an early stage of development.
In an early stage.Meaning : Later than usual or than expected.
Example :
The train arrived late.
We awoke late.
The children came late to school.
Notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline.
I belatedly wished her a happy birthday.
Before the usual time or the time expected.
She graduated early.Meaning : To an advanced time.
Example :
Deep into the night.
Talked late into the evening.
Synonyms : deep
Meaning : At an advanced age or stage.
Example :
She married late.
Undertook the project late in her career.