Слайд 2Behindhand
Late in doing sth
To be behindhand with
I worked late last
night because I was behindhand with my accounts
Слайд 3belated
Coming later than expected
A belated apology
Belated birthday greetings!
To make a belated attempt
to do sth
Belatedly
Слайд 4Down to the wire
Until the last moment that it is possible to
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.
Слайд 5Be getting on
If you say it's getting on, or time is getting on,
you mean it is becoming late (informal)
It's getting on - we'd better be going.
Слайд 6Late developer
someone who becomes good at something after people usually become good at it:
At school she was a late developer, and
it wasn't until she went to university that her talents became apparent.
Слайд 7Late adopter
someone who starts using a new product, especially a new piece of technology , later than many
other people
For a long time I didn't have a smart phone, being a late adopter.
Слайд 8Late in the day
Too late to be useful
It's too late
in the day to start studying - your final exams are next week.
Слайд 9Overdue
Not done when expected
She feels she’s overdue for promotion
Слайд 10To shut the stable
To close the stable
To close barn door after
the horse has bolted
To be so late in taking actions to prevent sth
Слайд 11Not a moment too soon
used to say that something happened when it was almost too late:
Help arrived -
and not a moment too soon.
Слайд 12Tardy
Slow or late in happening
Rather tardy arrival
tardiness
Слайд 13Unearthly
nformal
An unearthly time is not at all convenient because it is too early in
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.
Слайд 14Until all hours
Very late (disapproving)