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Sense: Adjective: behind schedule
Synonyms:
behind schedule, not on time, not in time, behind time, overdue Collocations, belated Collocations, tardy (informal), delayed Collocations, held up, behindhand, ill-timed, mistimed, subject to delay, behind Collocations
Antonyms:
early Collocations, punctual Collocations, on time, prompt Collocations, timely Collocations, on track, on schedule
Sense: Adjective: far into the night
Synonyms:
late at night, after hours, after midnight, toward morning, overtime Collocations
Antonyms:
morning Collocations, dawn Collocations, day Collocations, early morning, mid-morning, afternoon Collocations, evening Collocations, mid-evening, lunchtime, dinner time, daytime
Sense: Adjective: dead - former
Synonyms:
deceased Collocations, departed, dearly departed, dead Collocations, defunct, lifeless, breathless
Antonyms:
alive Collocations, living Collocations, existing Collocations, still alive, still going
Sense: Adjective: advanced
Synonyms:
advanced Collocations, developed Collocations, high Collocations, refined Collocations, progressive, evolved
Antonyms:
early Collocations, vintage Collocations, ancient Collocations, first Collocations, embryonic, young Collocations, initial Collocations, pioneer Collocations
Sense: Adjective: recent
Synonyms:
recent Collocations, new Collocations, fresh Collocations, breaking
Sense: Adverb: after the expected time
Synonyms:
at the eleventh hour, behind schedule, at the last minute, belatedly, tardily (informal), later than expected


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