lateness

noun
🔊/ˈleɪtnəs/
🔊/ˈleɪtnəs/
[uncountable]
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  1. the fact of arriving, happening or being done after the expected, arranged or usual time迟到;迟发生;迟做
    • They apologized for the lateness of the train.他们对火车晚点表示了歉意。🔊🔊
  2. the fact of being near the end of the day近日暮的;近深夜的
    • Despite the lateness of the hour, the children were not in bed.尽管已是深夜,孩子们仍未就寝。🔊🔊
  3. the fact of being near the end of a period of time, a person's life, etc.接近末期;在晚年
    • It depends on the lateness of the stage of pregnancy.这取决于怀孕阶段的迟到。
    Topics Timeb2
  4. opposite earliness