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late

/leɪt/ /leɪt/
adjective
  1. 1
    geç kalmış, gecikmeli

    Arriving, happening or done after the expected, usual or planned time.

    • The train was late again this morning.
      Tren bu sabah yine geç kaldı.
    • Sorry I'm late; the traffic was terrible.
      Geç kaldığım için özür dilerim; trafik berbattı.
  2. 2
    geç, (bir dönemin) sonundaki

    Near the end of a day, a period of time or a person's life.

    • It's getting late, so I should go home.
      Geç oluyor, eve gitmeliyim.
    • The house was built in the late 1800s.
      Ev 1800'lerin sonunda inşa edildi.
  3. 3
    merhum, rahmetli Formal

    Used before a name or title to talk about someone who has died, especially recently.

    • She spoke about her late mother.
      Merhum annesinden söz etti.
    • The library is named after the late professor.
      Kütüphaneye merhum profesörün adı verildi.

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be late forrunning latetoo latelate at nighta late nightlate afternoonin the late 1990sin her late thirtieslate paymentthe late presidentbetter late than neverat the latest

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