I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a late frost (= one that happens in late spring )
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There’s always the danger of a late frost killing the buds.
a late night (= when you go to bed late )
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We had a late night last night.
a later version
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a later version of the software
a new/latest range
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Body Blitz is a new range of toiletries specially designed for teenagers.
an early/late breakfast
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We had an early breakfast and left before 7.30.
an early/late shift
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Nobody wants to do the late shift.
an early/late start
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It was long trip so we had planned an early start.
an hour/three hours etc later
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An hour later she arrived home.
arrive early/late
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I don’t think we should arrive early.
at a later stage
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These points will be dealt with at a later stage.
at an early/late stage
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I can’t change my plans at this late stage.
be late for class
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David was late for class again.
be on the late/early/night etc shift (= be working a particular shift )
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She’s on the late shift.
early/late afternoon
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I arrived in Boston in the early afternoon.
early/late childhood
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Experiences in early childhood are very important.
early/late onset (= happening earlier or later than commonly happens – used especially about serious illnesses )
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The patient had a family history of early onset Alzheimer's disease.
early/late summer
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In the late summer of 1931, Joe returned to Oxford.
early/late teens
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We moved to York when I was in my early teens.
early/mid/late eighties
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Hilda Simpson was a woman in her early eighties.
early/mid/late fifties
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He must be in his early fifties by now.
early/mid/late forties
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The woman was probably in her mid forties.
early/mid/late nineties
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My grandfather was in his early nineties when he died.
early/mid/late seventies
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Bill must be in his mid seventies now.
early/mid/late sixties
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I’d say she was in her late sixties.
early/mid/late thirties
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She must be in her early thirties by now.
early/mid/late twenties
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She was in her early twenties when I met her.
in later years
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In later years he regretted their argument.
It is never too late
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It is never too late to give up smoking.
Late arrivals
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Late arrivals will not be admitted to the theatre.
late at night
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We often get to bed very late at night.
late booking
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There are cash penalties for late booking.
late evening (= the later part of the evening )
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By the time we arrived, it was late evening.
late middle age (= around age 60 )
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a well-dressed man in late middle age
late morning
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By the time he woke, it was late morning.
late/early spring
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It was a cold, sunny day in early spring.
late/far into the night (= until very late at night )
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Staff worked late into the night to make necessary repairs.
later chapters (= the ones after this one )
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These points will be explored in more detail in later chapters.
later generations
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For later generations, however, the chances of getting work on leaving school were much lower.
latest craze
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At that time, scooters were the latest craze .
latest model (= newest design )
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Our dishwasher is the latest model .
latest/new/recent addition
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the latest addition to our designer range
leave (sth/sb) soon/now/later etc
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If he left immediately, he’d catch the 7.30 train.
left it too late
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I’m afraid you’ve left it too late to change your ticket.
marry late (= when they are older than is usual )
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People in higher social classes are more likely to marry late .
see you later (= see you soon, or later in the same day )
sleep late (= not wake up until late in the morning )
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She had slept late; it was already eleven.
stay up late
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I let the kids stay up late on Fridays.
stayed late
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She stayed late to finish the report.
staying out late
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He started staying out late , drinking.
the current/latest trend
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If current trends continue, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will double by the year 2030.
the early/late sixties
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the student riots in Paris in the late sixties
the early/mid/late 18th etc century
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the industrial towns of the early 19th century
the early/mid/late eighties
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Their troubles began in the mid eighties.
the early/mid/late fifties
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The play was written in the late fifties.
the early/mid/late forties
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He spent several years in Paris in the late forties.
the early/mid/late nineties
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The industry received a lot of bad publicity in the early nineties.
the early/mid/late seventies
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In the early seventies, Sag Harbor was still a peaceful village.
the early/mid/late thirties
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The family sold the house in the early thirties.
the early/mid/late twenties
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The photograph was taken in the late twenties.
the later part (= the part towards the end of a period of time )
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in the later part of the twentieth century
the later/final/closing stages
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She was well cared for during the final stages of her life.
the latest estimates (= the most recent ones )
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The latest estimates are that sea levels could rise by about 20 cm by 2050.
the latest events
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We will be bringing you news of all the latest events.
the latest fashion
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They sell all the latest fashions.
the latest figures
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The latest figures show that crimes are down by 0.2 percent.
the latest gossip
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Annie usually has all the latest gossip.
the latest incident (= the most recent one )
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In the latest incident a post office was broken into.
the latest information (= information that has been discovered very recently )
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We have access to all the latest information.
the latest news
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Mom sent a letter with all the latest news.
the latest technology
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The boat is equipped with the latest technology.
the latest version
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The company will soon release the latest version of its network operating system.
the very best/latest/worst etc
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We only use the very best ingredients.
turn up late/early/on time etc
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Steve turned up late, as usual.
working late (= working after the time you usually finish )
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Are you working late again tonight?
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
too
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Much too late for other people.
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It was a constitutional issue and would be tossed up through the courts, yet by then it would be too late .
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She spun around to watch the coin splash, but it was too late .
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It is too late , far too late, for that.
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Give it up before it is too late .
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It was a revelation, political or not, that came too late .
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While there is breath in your body, it is never too late to change.
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You have sinned, Jimbo, I told myself out loud, but it is never too late to repent.
■ NOUN
afternoon
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Now, it was late afternoon .
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A votive candle is placed on the dozen or so tables, part of the ritual of late afternoon tea.
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It was late afternoon , and the students had finished the day's classes.
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By late afternoon the sky was completely opaque and a thick gloom hung over the ocean as if night had fallen prematurely.
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He was still in bed in the late afternoon when Mary called in to see him.
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Does she fall asleep in the late afternoon or early evening?
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There, spread out below her in the late afternoon sun, was Florence.
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He was barefoot, and still in his pajamas and a bathrobe, though it was late afternoon .
arrival
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Continue your journey south for a late arrival at your hotel accommodation.
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Now Raymond Campbell is set to become the latest arrival .
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Their relatively late arrival in the quarter coupled with their costs and the narrow margins on the surprise Model 20 impacted earnings.
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They were not helped, however, by the unflattering acoustics of the hall, nor by the late arrivals .
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The latest arrival , Pixie the 8 week old puppy.
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But it was not until the late arrival of the railway a century ago that Swanage really woke up.
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The sun, as if ashamed of its late arrival , shone its hardest and hottest.
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I am sorry about the late arrival of our response which is partly due the time involved in consulting member organisations.
date
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The total would be capped at a later date .
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You are able to input new and popular patterns to be stored at a later date for use again and again.
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This means that the sea in which the Bright Angel was deposited flooded the land in the east at a later date .
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On the later date , he received the Certificate of Airworthiness for the newly-flown C-GEVS.
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Secondary sources, in contrast, are interpretations of the past produced at a later date .
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Trial was fixed for a later date .
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Her former boyfriend David Odey from Penhill pleaded not guilty to the same charge and will be tried at a later date .
development
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Two other points, given their importance in later developments , must be abstracted from the argument.
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Peer social interactions pave the way for potential mutual respect relations with adults in later development .
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We hope that this Update will keep you abreast of the latest developments in assessment and related issues.
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Rather, they are the latest developments in the true story of Clancy and the man who authorities say defrauded him.
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It was postulated that prior infection with adenovirus 12 might predispose genetically susceptible individuals to the later development of coeliac disease.
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Triumphant in this latest development in his career has bought a manor house in the area.
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The other officers had remained at the table with Karl, discussing the latest developments in the war.
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A later development introduced a press to compress the hops in each pocket which was held in a pocket sling.
life
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Let us begin with the economic aspects of later life .
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Sometimes much painful emotion must be discharged in the later life areas before basic-basic dis-closes itself.
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Research also suggests that individuals can adjust to, and offset, the changes affecting them in middle and later life .
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This reflects the emotional and psychological connection of early feeding experiences which provide security in later life .
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For these serious psychiatric conditions the onset of new cases in later life appears to be very rare.
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A second influence has been the developing interest in the differences in later life experience between men and women.
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Inevitably I was destined to become a zoologist in later life .
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It has been estimated that childhood protection from the sun ban reduce the risk of skin cancer in later life by 78%.
night
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The show runs until Saturday, with late night shows tomorrow and Saturday.
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All these late nights with Omar were as exhilarating as they were tiring.
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One late night they all returned to their homes but Trevor was missing.
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They met for lunch in Washington Park, smoked dope with her newspaper friends, were invited together to late night parties.
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It was in the railway carriage as Earle had been coming back from the late night rally in the North West.
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I stayed late nights and came in on weekends.
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The boozy cook got the trots after a late night meal of undercooked seafood washed down by lashings of wine.
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I spent six weeks on it, working late nights and weekends.
spring
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Fortunately, the weather remained warm, and as late spring moved into summer, there was little rain.
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Cram wallflowers into containers now to be moved to centre stage in late spring .
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The first browser boxes, expected to cost about $ 300, are due in late spring .
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Overwinter under cover and plant out in late spring .
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Additionally, an open house for those interested in participating in the training class is planned for sometime in late spring .
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White blue-edged leaves, late spring .
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The breeding season lasts from late spring until late summer, depending to some degree upon temperature.
stage
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The lawyer's time will add to costs and is unlikely to result in time savings at a later stage .
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It is almost impossible to amend the bill and remove the provision at this late stage , lawmakers say.
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Too much is at stake to play politics with the policing of Northern Ireland at this late stage .
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But it invited the rivals to come back at a later stage .
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Congenital syphilis is arbitrarily divided into early and late stages with the dividing line at two years of age.
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The similarity continues if people or animals are examined at a later stage .
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But, unlike the wind, Quakers blew themselves out and Torquay took command in the late stages .
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In the later stages of cooling however both the inside and the outside behave elastically and thus their contractions get out of step.
summer
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Adults grow to varying sizes, depending on food available, and lay eggs in late summer .
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The £27m development is due to open in late summer with C&A the main anchor store.
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In the late summer , however, the leaves disappear and the plant does not resume growth until the beginning of spring.
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In the late summer of 1986 I was told the answer was a transplant.
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I feel a kind of reverence in late summer when I visit that abandoned butterfly garden.
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This late summer would be brief enough, the warm unseasonable days of mellow sunshine couldn't last.
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A 24-week program will start in late summer .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(have a) late/early night
at a later/future date
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Or how about a vital organ being removed and the opt-out card being found at a later date ?
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Peter Novick dismisses the Freudian theory of repression of trauma leading to problems at a later date .
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Secondary sources, in contrast, are interpretations of the past produced at a later date .
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Some firms are very flexible on this issue and where possible, allow them to relocate at a later date .
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The total would be capped at a later date .
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They feared further repercussions at a later date because their participation in the boycott would almost certainly go into their files.
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This is particularly helpful if your school's organisation seeks to register as a charity at a later date .
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This means that the sea in which the Bright Angel was deposited flooded the land in the east at a later date .
at the latest
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I want you home by 11 at the latest .
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But I definitely want some live dates set up by the new year at the latest .
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By half past six at the latest he reached the place where he died.
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Let's continue this look at the marine aquarium scene by looking at the latest thinking regarding the nutritional requirements of marine fish.
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On this principle write all initial letters together on the day you receive instructions, or at the latest the following day.
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That meant flying out at 10.30 at the latest .
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The story was that trainees had to pass the exam on the third attempt at the latest , or leave.
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They should arrive for ten past at the latest .
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With only 11 declared at the latest acceptance stage, the Doncaster Classic looked somewhat below par.
catch you later
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Okay, Randy, catch you later.
early/late riser
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A red squirrel was another early riser .
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At 0630 hours the first of the early risers entered the cookhouse for breakfast.
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By the evening they are still full of energy when the early risers wilt.
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Graduate students in most institutions are notoriously late risers , who work way past conventional bedtime.
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It will be particularly useful for early risers who once had to endure deafening music from Benidorm bars until the small hours.
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The restaurants are late risers as well.
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There was the possibility of kingfisher and water rail for early risers on the morrow.
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We were early risers on the first morning.
late starter
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In the event the only other contender was Enoch Powell- and he was a late starter .
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Yet, from that terrible experience, hope is born - the late starter rises to new life.
later on
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Later on, I'll be interviewing the Prime Minister, but first here is a summary of the news.
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Label the pipes you will be working on to avoid confusion later on.
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She took notes so she could remember it all later on.
long/regular/late etc hours
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A junior hospital doctor was telling Virginia Bottomley of the long hours he worked in casualty.
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During the decline of hand-loom weaving, more and more families were brought under the necessity of working longer hours .
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He had gone to Peterborough and worked long hours in a canning factory only so that he could own this bike.
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Instead he spent long hours alone, reading memoranda, and making check marks to indicate the recommendations that he ap-proved.
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It meant long hours for the pilots, flight deck crews, repair crews and cooks.
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It provides leisure time, one of the prime goals for which most men work long hours and years.
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These data are there for the asking, and they can provide a shortcut to long hours of interviews and observations.
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We have acted to reduce the long hours worked by junior doctors in hospitals.
not later than sth
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Bookings made less than four days in advance must be paid for not later than fifteen minutes before the performance.
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Copy for inclusion should reach the Editor not later than 14 February 1994.
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I have circulated the request to the various Regional Council service departments asking them to respond not later than 18 December 1992.
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Nominations must be supported by three members of the National Trust and must reach the Secretary not later than 15 June.
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Nominations should be sent to the Director-General to arrive not later than 30 November.
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The missed approach procedure must be commenced not later than this time. 6.
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This must happen once in each Parliament, usually not later than thirty-six months after the last general election.
run late/early/on time
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Don called - he's running late, so we'll start without him.
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He makes our trains run on time.
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In other words: - Keep the job running on time.
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Maybe she could get the London Underground to run on time?
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Passenger trains never ran on time now.
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Station refurbishment seems a mere insult when the trains don't run on time.
sooner or later
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Sooner or later this would end up in the papers, and I would be out of a job.
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He is worried that sooner or later his business will fail.
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I'm sure Brian will turn up sooner or later.
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She's bound to find out sooner or later.
the (latest) thing
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Twenty years ago, "Pong" was the latest thing in video games.
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I began to go over the things that needed to be done after he had left for the office.
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It turned illusory even the things on which she had fixed in the attempt to make the strange world real.
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On the other hand, one of the things that marks an emerging market as attractive is access to large markets.
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People have a tendency to forget the things that happened that are good.
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Those are some of the things unions need to do to put the fight back in people.
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Those were the things that seemed real and that she clung to.
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Together they run a store that could have sold Grandma all the things she needed.
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We love the way everyone joins in the spirit of the thing .
the latest
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Every hospital wants the latest in high-tech equipment.
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Have you heard the latest ? Phil's going out with Judy!
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Oh, I haven't told you the latest about my car!
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She assured me that big sweaters were the latest fashion.
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The latest model can print 15 pages every minute.
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The car is equipped with all the latest gadgets.
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The operation will be performed using the very latest microsurgery techniques.
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They stock the latest in designer footwear.
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What's the latest on the election?
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You'll have a chance to try out the latest in kitchen equipment.
too little, too late
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A 3 percent funding increase is too little, too late to save the tutoring program.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a house built in the late 19th century
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He is a big fan of reggae music and the late Bob Marley.
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I watched the late show on TV.
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Mrs. Moody's late husband
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Oh, no, my library books are late .
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She set up the fund in memory of her late husband.
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The bus is late again.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Rover began life in the late 1800s, producing first bicycles and then motorbikes.
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Severiano Ballesteros was disqualified for late arrival on the 1st tee.
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This phase of religious intensification began in the late 1950s and early 1960s when church membership began to grow across all denominations.
II. adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
arrive
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She could hardly keep her patience if the train was delayed and she arrived late .
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I arrive late at an auditorium filled with row upon row of molded-plastic lecture-chairs.
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From there a delayed flight took us on to Punta Arenas where we arrived late in the evening.
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About my tendency to repeat things ... kids arriving late in class and how they affected it.
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Once Hopkinson arrived late for breakfast to find the Colonel by himself reading a newspaper.
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However, experience around the country suggests that materials arrive late in the school term or not at all.
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Any which arrive late will result in the student being refused admission to the Examination Centre.
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He had arrived late , which was unlike him, and seemed tense and irritable.
come
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The requests come late in the spring recruiting process.
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Evidence for the easing of overcrowding comes late in the century.
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The call came late at night.
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The sun came late in December if it came at all.
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I usually come late at night, after the crowds.
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The next day Edward came late to the library in an untypically gloomy mood.
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The snow glared dully; spring was always late coming to this farm.
sleep
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Chapter Twelve Melissa slept late and awoke with a splitting headache.
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Flavia herself that morning had slept late .
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On Sundays they would sleep late .
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Mornings, she'd sleep late .
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He slept late , and when he awoke the wind was rising in the rafters.
stay
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Occasionally he will get in early to see the morning shift or stay late for the night shift.
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Employees stayed late every night to drink from the open bar and banter about advertising concepts with their mentor.
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Edward made himself a cup of tea and vanished to the Britches, where he stayed late into the dusk.
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And who had told him that she'd stayed late at the office?
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Julia resolved to double-check everything she typed today and stay late , if need be, to get up to date.
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Uncle Ewan and Auntie Ursula had come round and they stayed late .
work
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I don't mind working late when it's necessary.
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The Huskies would be advised to stay up late working on showing up early.
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You work late , don't you.
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Who generally comes to work late ?
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Sue Small was sitting in the offices, sorting through files, working late .
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Kenny Stewart continued his daytime construction job and worked late every evening and all weekend to get his business off the ground.
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He often worked late and most of the Lab staff knew that he proposed to do so last night.
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We were always at our desks by nine, taking short breaks only for meals and often working late into the night.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(have a) late/early night
at a later/future date
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Or how about a vital organ being removed and the opt-out card being found at a later date ?
▪
Peter Novick dismisses the Freudian theory of repression of trauma leading to problems at a later date .
▪
Secondary sources, in contrast, are interpretations of the past produced at a later date .
▪
Some firms are very flexible on this issue and where possible, allow them to relocate at a later date .
▪
The total would be capped at a later date .
▪
They feared further repercussions at a later date because their participation in the boycott would almost certainly go into their files.
▪
This is particularly helpful if your school's organisation seeks to register as a charity at a later date .
▪
This means that the sea in which the Bright Angel was deposited flooded the land in the east at a later date .
at the latest
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I want you home by 11 at the latest .
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But I definitely want some live dates set up by the new year at the latest .
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By half past six at the latest he reached the place where he died.
▪
Let's continue this look at the marine aquarium scene by looking at the latest thinking regarding the nutritional requirements of marine fish.
▪
On this principle write all initial letters together on the day you receive instructions, or at the latest the following day.
▪
That meant flying out at 10.30 at the latest .
▪
The story was that trainees had to pass the exam on the third attempt at the latest , or leave.
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They should arrive for ten past at the latest .
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With only 11 declared at the latest acceptance stage, the Doncaster Classic looked somewhat below par.
better late than never
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"The pictures have finally arrived.'' "Well, better late than never.''
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While ongoing self-monitoring is urged, it is always better late than never.
catch you later
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Okay, Randy, catch you later.
early/late riser
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A red squirrel was another early riser .
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At 0630 hours the first of the early risers entered the cookhouse for breakfast.
▪
By the evening they are still full of energy when the early risers wilt.
▪
Graduate students in most institutions are notoriously late risers , who work way past conventional bedtime.
▪
It will be particularly useful for early risers who once had to endure deafening music from Benidorm bars until the small hours.
▪
The restaurants are late risers as well.
▪
There was the possibility of kingfisher and water rail for early risers on the morrow.
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We were early risers on the first morning.
in later years/life
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As a result, the performance in later years could very easily be enhanced.
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But, though large, the book is not, like Welles in later life, overweight.
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Buying two wooden spoons can be more fun at this time than purchasing an expensive set of china in later years.
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For these serious psychiatric conditions the onset of new cases in later life appears to be very rare.
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Nor is there any relief from this pattern of underrepresentation in the statistics for the regular admissions program in later years.
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Secure attachments early on in life provide inner resources to manage stressful and threatening situations in later years.
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The direct impact of improving health in later life has been relatively recent.
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Your young daughter's bossy attitude in later life may be channelled into quite acceptable leadership qualities.
late starter
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In the event the only other contender was Enoch Powell- and he was a late starter .
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Yet, from that terrible experience, hope is born - the late starter rises to new life.
later on
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Later on, I'll be interviewing the Prime Minister, but first here is a summary of the news.
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Label the pipes you will be working on to avoid confusion later on.
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She took notes so she could remember it all later on.
long/regular/late etc hours
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A junior hospital doctor was telling Virginia Bottomley of the long hours he worked in casualty.
▪
During the decline of hand-loom weaving, more and more families were brought under the necessity of working longer hours .
▪
He had gone to Peterborough and worked long hours in a canning factory only so that he could own this bike.
▪
Instead he spent long hours alone, reading memoranda, and making check marks to indicate the recommendations that he ap-proved.
▪
It meant long hours for the pilots, flight deck crews, repair crews and cooks.
▪
It provides leisure time, one of the prime goals for which most men work long hours and years.
▪
These data are there for the asking, and they can provide a shortcut to long hours of interviews and observations.
▪
We have acted to reduce the long hours worked by junior doctors in hospitals.
not later than sth
▪
Bookings made less than four days in advance must be paid for not later than fifteen minutes before the performance.
▪
Copy for inclusion should reach the Editor not later than 14 February 1994.
▪
I have circulated the request to the various Regional Council service departments asking them to respond not later than 18 December 1992.
▪
Nominations must be supported by three members of the National Trust and must reach the Secretary not later than 15 June.
▪
Nominations should be sent to the Director-General to arrive not later than 30 November.
▪
The missed approach procedure must be commenced not later than this time. 6.
▪
This must happen once in each Parliament, usually not later than thirty-six months after the last general election.
run late/early/on time
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Don called - he's running late, so we'll start without him.
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He makes our trains run on time.
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In other words: - Keep the job running on time.
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Maybe she could get the London Underground to run on time?
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Passenger trains never ran on time now.
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Station refurbishment seems a mere insult when the trains don't run on time.
sooner or later
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Sooner or later this would end up in the papers, and I would be out of a job.
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He is worried that sooner or later his business will fail.
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I'm sure Brian will turn up sooner or later.
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She's bound to find out sooner or later.
the (latest) thing
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Twenty years ago, "Pong" was the latest thing in video games.
▪
I began to go over the things that needed to be done after he had left for the office.
▪
It turned illusory even the things on which she had fixed in the attempt to make the strange world real.
▪
On the other hand, one of the things that marks an emerging market as attractive is access to large markets.
▪
People have a tendency to forget the things that happened that are good.
▪
Those are some of the things unions need to do to put the fight back in people.
▪
Those were the things that seemed real and that she clung to.
▪
Together they run a store that could have sold Grandma all the things she needed.
▪
We love the way everyone joins in the spirit of the thing .
the latest
▪
Every hospital wants the latest in high-tech equipment.
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Have you heard the latest ? Phil's going out with Judy!
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Oh, I haven't told you the latest about my car!
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She assured me that big sweaters were the latest fashion.
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The latest model can print 15 pages every minute.
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The car is equipped with all the latest gadgets.
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The operation will be performed using the very latest microsurgery techniques.
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They stock the latest in designer footwear.
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What's the latest on the election?
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You'll have a chance to try out the latest in kitchen equipment.
too little, too late
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A 3 percent funding increase is too little, too late to save the tutoring program.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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All the stores in the mall are open late for the sale.
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I stayed late at work last night.
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The bus came ten minutes late .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Come late to-morrow I must explain to you.
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Days began early and ended late so that maximum distances could be travelled.
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Deteriorating snow conditions late in the day cause most problems on alpine descents.
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She was surprised to find how late she'd slept in.
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They were going to be out late and their help was away.
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Trains out of Waverley were running fifteen minutes late by the time she got there, but she didn't care.