adj. 25B6; adjective
the train was late : BEHIND TIME, behind schedule, behindhand; tardy, running late, overdue, delayed.
her late husband : DEAD, departed, lamented, passed on/away; formal deceased.
the late government : PREVIOUS, preceding, former, past, prior, earlier, sometime, one-time, ex-, erstwhile; formal quondam.
punctual, early.
25B6; adverb
she had arrived late : BEHIND SCHEDULE, behind time, behindhand, belatedly, tardily, at the last minute.
I was working late : AFTER (OFFICE) HOURS, overtime.
I won't have you staying out late : LATE AT NIGHT; informal till all hours.
25A0; of late RECENTLY, lately, latterly.