2. continued until after the usual time or hour; protracted: a

late business meeting.

3. near or at the end of day or well into the night: a late hour.

4. belonging to the time just before the present moment; most recent: a late news bulletin.

5. immediately preceding the present one; former: the late attorney general.

6. recently deceased: the late Mr. Phipps.

7. occurring at an advanced stage in life: a late marriage.

8. belonging to an advanced period or stage in the history or development of something: the late phase of feudalism.

–adverb

9. after the usual or proper time, or after delay: to arrive late.

10. until after the usual time or hour; until an advanced hour, esp. of the night: to work late.

11. at or to an advanced time, period, or stage: The flowers keep their blossoms late in warm climates.

12. recently but no longer: a man late of Chicago, now living in Philadelphia.

After the expected, usual, or proper time: a train that arrived late; woke late and had to skip breakfast.

“it could be any time after the point in time in which you said “later” there is no set time reference for later.”

-erika [me]