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late to the party

late to the party adjective: late in taking an action or adopting an idea.

Adjective

late to the party (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Late in taking an action or adopting an idea.
    • Some companies that others perceived as being late to the party really cleaned house: Facebook was after MySpace […]2012, Erika Napoletano, The Power of Unpopular

Synonyms of late to the party

Questions about late to the party

What does late to the party mean?
Late to the party means late in taking an action or adopting an idea.
What part of speech is late to the party?
Late to the party is an adjective.

Words near late to the party in the dictionary

  1. late tackles
  2. late talker
  3. late talkers
  4. late to the ball
  5. late to the game
  6. late to the party
  7. late unpleasantness
  8. late unpleasantnesses
  9. late-blooming
  10. late-bound
  11. late-breaking

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