• LATE

1. adj., serus (after the usual or proper time; opposed to tempestivus; the comparativeserior is sometimes used to give intensity to the signification when two things are compared, of which one is later, or much more too late, than the other; but there is no superlative, serissimus); tardus (long in coming, slow in approach; superlative tardissimus, very late, which was used instead of serissimus); serotinus (happening or coming late in the season; e.g., pluvia; uvae; opposed to tempestivus); posterior, inferior (following in succession or time; e.g., later writers, scriptores aetate posteriores or inferiores; scriptores posterioris temporis [☞ not serioris temporis, nor scriptores seriores or sequiores]): aetate posterior or inferior; aetatis inferioris (more modern or recent; opposed to aetate prior or superior).

2. adv., sero (not at proper time; opposed to tempestive): tarde (slowly; opposed to celeriter, sine mora, statim): vesperi (late in the day, in the evening). Too late, sero; post tempus; nimis sero (far too late): late in the day, multo; sero (when the context fixes the sense) [☞ never sero diei in Cic. or Caes.]: it was late in the day, multa jam dies erat [☞ not jam serum diei erat in Cic. or Caes.]: it is too late, serum or sero est.