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Behindhand

Late in doing sth
To be behindhand with
I worked late last

Behindhand Late in doing sth To be behindhand with I worked late
night because I was behindhand with my accounts

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belated

Coming later than expected
A belated apology
Belated birthday greetings!
To make a belated attempt

belated Coming later than expected A belated apology Belated birthday greetings! To
to do sth
Belatedly

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Down to the wire

Until the last moment that it is possible to

Down to the wire Until the last moment that it is possible
do sth
I think the election will go right down to the wire (= be won at the last moment).
As with the rest of my life, it all came down to the wire.

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Be getting on

If you say it's getting on, or time is getting on,

Be getting on If you say it's getting on, or time is
you mean  it is becoming late (informal)
It's getting on - we'd better be going.

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Late developer

someone who becomes good at something after people usually become good at it:
At school she was a late developer, and

Late developer someone who becomes good at something after people usually become
it wasn't until she went to university that her talents became apparent.

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Late adopter

someone who starts using a new product, especially a new piece of technology , later than many

Late adopter someone who starts using a new product, especially a new
other people
For a long time I didn't have a smart phone, being a late adopter.

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Late in the day

Too late to be useful
It's too late

Late in the day Too late to be useful It's too late
in the day to start studying - your final exams are next week.

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Overdue

Not done when expected
She feels she’s overdue for promotion

Overdue Not done when expected She feels she’s overdue for promotion

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To shut the stable

To close the stable
To close barn door after

To shut the stable To close the stable To close barn door
the horse has bolted
To be so late in taking actions to prevent sth

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Not a moment too soon

used to say that something happened when it was almost too late:
Help arrived -

Not a moment too soon used to say that something happened when
and not a moment too soon.

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Tardy

Slow or late in happening
Rather tardy arrival
tardiness

Tardy Slow or late in happening Rather tardy arrival tardiness

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Unearthly

nformal 
An unearthly time is not at all convenient because it is too early in

Unearthly nformal An unearthly time is not at all convenient because it
the morning or too late at night:
UNCIVILIZED HOUR
a very early or very late time in the day:
Sorry to call you at such an uncivilized hour.

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Until all hours

Very late (disapproving)

Until all hours Very late (disapproving)