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late on

late on adverb: at a late stage of something.

Adverb

late on (comparative more late on, superlative most late on)

  1. at a late stage of something
    • Late on, Song collected Bacary Sagna's cut-back and whipped home a high finish - but Walcott's late injury took some of the gloss off what was only Arsenal's second win of the campaign.2011 September 24, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC Sport

Antonyms of late on

Forms of late on

comparativemore late on
superlativemost late on

Questions about late on

What does late on mean?
Late on means at a late stage of something.
What part of speech is late on?
Late on is an adverb.

Words near late on in the dictionary

  1. late modern
  2. Late Modern English
  3. late modernity
  4. late night
  5. late nights
  6. late on
  7. late pass
  8. late passes
  9. Late Period
  10. late position
  11. late riser

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