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Synonyms and related words:
- behind adverb (SLOWER)
- behindhand adverb, adjective
- belated adjective
- delayed adjective
- down to the wire idiom
- get on phrasal verb (LATE)
- late adjective, adverb (AFTER EXPECTED TIME)
- late adjective, adverb (NEAR THE END)
- late developer noun
- late in the day idiom
- latecomer noun
- latest noun
- miss verb (NOT DO)
- owl noun
- schedule noun
- shut/close the stable/barn door after the horse has bolted idiom
- tardy adjective
- the eleventh hour idiom
- the last minute noun
- time noun (SUITABLE POINT)
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