lateness

/ˈleɪtnɪs/
/ˈleɪtnɛs/
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Other forms: latenesses

Definitions of lateness
  1. noun
    quality of coming late or later in time
    see moresee less
    antonyms:
    earliness
    quality of coming early or earlier in time
    types:
    posteriority, subsequence, subsequentness
    following in time
    type of:
    timing
    the time when something happens
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