1. adverb. Late means near the end of a day, week, year, or other period of time. It was late in the afternoon. [+ in] She had to work late at night. [+ at] His autobiography was written late in life. [+ in] The case is expected to end late next week.
phrase [PHRASE with cl] You use of late to refer to an event or state of affairs that happened or began to exist a short time ago . [formal] His life has changed of late. The dollar has been stronger of late. Synonyms: recently, just now, in recent times, not long ago More Synonyms of of late See full dictionary entry for late
.