lateness
noun/ˈleɪtnəs/
/ˈleɪtnəs/
[uncountable]- the fact of arriving, happening or being done after the expected, arranged or usual time
- They apologized for the lateness of the train.
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- the fact of being near the end of the day
- Despite the lateness of the hour, the children were not in bed.
- the fact of being near the end of a period of time, a person's life, etc.
- It depends on the lateness of the stage of pregnancy.
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