lateness

English

Etymology

late +‎ -ness

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈleɪt.nɪs/, /ˈleɪt.nəs/

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• Rhymes: -eɪtnəs

Noun

lateness (usually uncountable, plural latenesses)

1. The property of being late.

   His chronic lateness will cost him a promotion if not his job.

   • 1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 103:

     A 40 m.p.h. slack at West Ruislip, quickly followed by a 30 m.p.h. slack at Gerrards Cross, increased our lateness to four minutes at High Wycombe.

Synonyms

• belatedness, tardiness; see also Thesaurus:lateness

Derived terms

• fashionable lateness

Translations

The property of being late

• Bulgarian: закъснялост f (zakǎsnjalost)
• Czech: zpoždění (cs) n, opoždění n
• German: Verspätung (de) f
• Icelandic: seinleiki m
• Irish: déanaí f
• Japanese: 遅刻 (ja) (ちこく, chikoku)
• Lithuanian: vėlavimas m, vėlavimasis
• Maori: tūreititanga
• Old English: lætnes f
• Romanian: întârziere (ro) f, zăbavă (ro) f

Anagrams

• net sales, tealness