What is the meaning of late?

adjective

• Being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time.
  • usage: "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast"
• After the expected or usual time; delayed.
  • usage: "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments"
  • synonyms: belated, tardy
• Of the immediate past or just previous to the present time.
  • usage: "a late development"; "their late quarrel"; "his recent trip to Africa"; "in recent months"; "a recent issue of the journal"
  • synonyms: recent
• Having died recently.
  • usage: "her late husband"
• Of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages.
  • usage: "Late Greek"
• At or toward an end or late period or stage of development.
  • usage: "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child"
  • synonyms: later
• Used especially of persons. ( of the immediate past)
  • usage: "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"
  • synonyms: former, previous

adverb

• Later than usual or than expected.
  • usage: "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"
  • synonyms: belatedly, tardily
• To an advanced time.
  • usage: "deep into the night"; "talked late into the evening"
  • synonyms: deep
• At an advanced age or stage.
  • usage: "she married late"; "undertook the project late in her career"
• In the recent past.
  • usage: "he was in Paris recently"; "lately the rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she was fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also"
  • synonyms: recently, lately, of late, latterly