late

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• adjective Coming, occurring, continuing, or remaining after the correct, usual, or expected time; delayed: synonym: tardy.
• adjective Occurring at an advanced hour, especially well into the evening or night.
• adjective Of or toward the end or more advanced part, as of a period or stage.
• adjective Having begun or occurred just previous to the present time; recent.
• adjective Contemporary; up-to-date.
• adjective Having recently occupied a position or place.
• adjective Dead, especially if only recently deceased: synonym: dead.
• adverb After the expected, usual, or proper time.
• adverb At or until an advanced hour.
• adverb At or into an advanced period or stage.
• adverb Recently.
• idiom (of late) Recently; lately.

from The Century Dictionary.

• See lait.
• Coming, appearing, or continuing after the usual or proper time; slow or tardy; long delayed; prolonged; behind time: opposed to early: as, a late arrival; a late summer; a late embryo.
• Being or coming near the end or close; far advanced in time; last: as, a late hour of the day; a late period of life; set the latest time you can.
• Recent; of recent origin or existence; not of old date: as, the latest fashion; late news.
• Comparatively recent (with reference to something older); of a comparatively recent date or period: as, late (medieval) glass; late (Greek) sculpture or epigraphy.
• Recently existing, but not now; not long past: as, the late rains.
• Recently acting; in a series, immediately preceding that which now exists: as, the late administration.
• Deceased.
• Synonyms Recent, Fresh, etc. See new.
• After the usual time or the time appointed; after delay: as, fruits that ripen late.
• Not long since; recently; of late.
• Beyond the usual or proper time: as, to lie abed late.
• A Middle English form of let.
• noun A sound; voice.
• noun Manner; behavior.
• Slow or backward in bearing crops, because heavy, clayey, cold, sour, or unfavorably situated as regards the sun, or the like: as, late land.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• adverb After the usual or proper time, or the time appointed; after delay; ; -- opposed to early.
• adverb Not long ago; lately.
• adverb Far in the night, day, week, or other particular period
• adverb in time not long past, or near the present; lately.
• adverb after the proper or available time; when the time or opportunity is past.
• adjective Coming after the time when due, or after the usual or proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed.
• adjective Far advanced toward the end or close
• adjective Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now; recently deceased, departed, or gone out of office
• adjective Not long past; happening not long ago; recent
• adjective Continuing or doing until an advanced hour of the night

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun Manner; behaviour; outward appearance or aspect.
• noun A sound; voice.
• adjective Near the end of a period of time.
• adjective Specifically, near the end of the day.
• adjective Associated with the end of a period.
• adjective Not arriving until after an expected time.
• adjective Not having had an expected menstrual period.
• adjective not comparable, euphemistic Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Often used with the; see usage notes.)