lateness
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Noun[edit]
lateness (usually uncountable, plural latenesses)
- The property of being late.
- His chronic lateness will cost him a promotion if not his job.
- 1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 103:
- A 40 m.p.h. slack at West Ruislip, quickly followed by a 30 m.p.h. slack at Gerrards Cross, increased our lateness to four minutes at High Wycombe.
Synonyms[edit]
- belatedness, tardiness; see also Thesaurus:lateness
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Translations[edit]
The property of being late
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