late

adjective/leɪt/CEFR A2

দেরি, বিলম্বিত

Meaning

After the expected or usual time.

Example sentences

Sorry, I am late.দুঃখিত, আমার দেরি হয়ে গেছে।
He came home late at night.সে রাতে দেরি করে বাড়ি এল।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: delayed, tardy

Antonyms: early, punctual

Similar words, and what each means

delayed
বিলম্বিত, দেরি হওয়া
Happening later than planned.
tardy
দেরি করা, বিলম্বিত
Late; happening later than expected.
overdue
বকেয়া, নির্ধারিত সময় পার হওয়া
Not done or paid by the expected time.
belated
বিলম্বিত, দেরিতে করা
Coming later than it should have.

Other English words for “দেরি, বিলম্বিত”

delay
A situation in which something happens later than planned.
lateness
The fact of arriving or happening after the expected time.
tardy
Late; happening later than expected.
belated
Coming later than it should have.
delayed
Happening later than planned.

Opposite words

early
আগেভাগে, সকাল-সকাল; প্রাথমিক
Before the usual or expected time.
punctual
সময়ানুবর্তী, সময়নিষ্ঠ
Arriving or doing things at the right time.
prompt
তাৎক্ষণিক, সময়মতো
Done quickly and without delay.
timely
সময়োপযোগী, যথাসময়ের
Happening at a suitable or good moment.
on time
নির্ধারিত সময়ে, সময়মতো
At the time arranged, neither early nor late.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

latelyadverbসম্প্রতি, ইদানীং
latenessnounদেরি, বিলম্ব

“late” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Fill in the preposition: He apologised ___ his teacher for coming late.
Appropriate Prepositions in English →
Not every adverb ends in -ly (fast, hard, late, well), and not every -ly word is an adverb (friendly, lovely and lonely are adjectives).
Parts of Speech in English →
I went to bed late last night, so I'm tired.
English Idioms about Sleep →

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“late” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • উদাসীন
- • দেরি, বিলম্বিত
- • নানা রঙের ছোপযুক্ত, দাগছোপ ভরা
- • সংক্ষিপ্ত ও স্পষ্ট
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দেরি, বিলম্বিত — late (adjective) — দেরি, বিলম্বিত. After the expected or usual time.
Which word is closest in meaning to “late”?
- • peevish
- • delayed
- • olfactory
- • hourly
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delayed — delayed — বিলম্বিত, দেরি হওয়া. Happening later than planned.

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