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is late

is late is the third-person singular simple present indicative of be late.

Meaning of be late

Verb

be late (third-person singular simple present is late, present participle being late, simple past was late, past participle been late)

  1. (colloquial) To have one’s menstrual discharge late, implying successful nidation suspected.

Questions about is late

What is is late the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Is late is the third-person singular simple present indicative of be late.

Words near is late in the dictionary

  1. is it
  2. is it going to rain
  3. is it just me
  4. is it me
  5. is it safe here
  6. is late
  7. is left at the post
  8. is left holding the baby
  9. is like
  10. is lost to the four winds
  11. is my middle name

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Adapted from Wiktionary: is late (page history and authors); be late (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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