Late

Late

1. Not arriving until after an expected time. He was late for work.
2. Specifically, near the end of the day. It was getting late and I was tired.
3. Deceased, dead. Her late husband had left her no money.
4. Not having an expected menstrual period. I'm late honey, could you buy a test.
5. After a deadline has passed. We drove as fast as we could, but we still arrived late.

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Shown is my excuse for being late to work