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# lateness

noun (lateness, uncountable)

«lateness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Lateness is being late; arriving or happening after the right or expected time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lateness/#m1)
2. The fact that it is late in the day or night: because of the lateness of the hour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lateness/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school: lateness is recorded in the register and may lead to a warning. In formal language: «Please excuse my lateness», «apologies for the lateness of this reply».

### Examples

- Lateness is marked in the class register. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lateness/#x1)
- The teacher spoke to Ben about his lateness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lateness/#x2)
- Please excuse my lateness; the bus broke down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lateness/#x3)
- Because of the lateness of the hour, we went straight to bed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lateness/#x4)
- The train company apologised for the lateness of the service. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lateness/#x5)
- Repeated lateness can mean missing important lessons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lateness/#x6)
- The lateness of the hour was almost the biggest thing of all. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lateness/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable. Adjective: late. Opposite: punctuality. Trap: «lately» does not mean «in a late way»; it means «recently».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lateness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lateness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lateness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lateness.html) on Mova free.