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was late

was late is the simple past 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 was late

What is was late the simple past of?
Was late is the simple past of be late.

Words near was late in the dictionary

  1. was down with
  2. was gathered to one's fathers
  3. was good for
  4. was in each other's pockets
  5. was in for
  6. was late
  7. was left at the post
  8. was left holding the baby
  9. was like
  10. was lost to the four winds
  11. was no match for

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Adapted from Wiktionary: was 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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