What are the opposite words for early?
The word 'early' means before the usual, planned or expected time. Its antonyms are 'late,' which means after the planned or expected time; 'delayed,' which means postponed; 'belated,' which means occurring later than expected; 'tardy,' which means being behind schedule; 'last-minute,' which means happening at the end of a period or just in time; and 'behind schedule,' which means not on time. These antonyms can be used to describe different situations when something happens after, or not as early as, it was supposed to, in relation to timeframes, appointments or deadlines. It is important to know these antonyms to be able to communicate effectively and avoid misunderstandings.
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early
- late.
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late
- Dilatorily,
- ex,
- exanimate,
- tardy,
- in the lurch,
- by-gone,
- too late,
- out of luck,
- by gone,
- de ceased,
- de parted,
- de-ceased,
- de-parted,
- eleventhhour,
- ex animate,
- ex-,
- ex-animate,
- in a bind,
- in animate,
- in bind,
- in lurch,
- in-animate,
- just out,
- last-minute,
- lastminute,
- missed boat,
- missed the boat,
- more eleventh hour,
- more eleventh-hour,
- more eleventhhour,
- more ex,
- more ex-,
- more exanimate,
- more last minute,
- more last-minute,
- more lastminute,
- more sometime,
- more stayed,
- most eleventh-hour,
- most ex,
- most ex-,
- most exanimate,
- most last minute,
- most last-minute,
- most lastminute,
- most sometime,
- most stayed,
- out luck,
- pre ceding,
- pre-ceding,
- re cent.
- belated
- delinquent
- in the beginning
- overdue
- all
- late, slow
- irresponsible, defaulting
- tardy
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not on time
- late.
- late, behind schedule
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Other relevant words
- intervening,
- freshly,
- lately,
- newly,
- recently,
- complex,
- delayed,
- full-blown,
- full-fledged,
- full-scale,
- high,
- higher,
- intervening,
- new,
- past,
- postponed,
- present,
- slow.
- Other antonyms
Antonym of the day
wreathes
- Antonyms:
- uncover, unwrap, stay.
