late
adverb
near the end of a period of time such as a day, month, season, or someone’s life or career
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Late or too late
at the last moment/minute
when it is almost too late
not a moment too soon
so late that it is almost too late
be out of time
to have no more time available to finish something
running late
doing things or arriving in places later than planned
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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