| 单词 | late in the day |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslate in the day P2. late in the day: at a late stage in proceedings; esp. too late to be useful.In some instances late is an adverb. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [adjective] > late lateOE latefulc1384 tediousc1485 overlate1574 tarde1609 tardy1667 belated1670 sero1682 late in the day1689 slack1694 1689 J. Flavel Englands Duty iv. 124 You never began to live till Christ gave you life, and that was late in the day with many of you. 1700 T. Tryon Lett. iv. 32 Foreseeing the Inconveniences that attend such things, though it be too late in the day. 1797 G. Washington Let. 15 July in Writings (1892) XIII. 411 It is too late in the day for me to see the result. 1824 Ld. Byron Deformed Transformed ii. iii. 155 A sage reflection, But somewhat late i' the day. 1861 C. J. Lever Day's Ride xlvii, in All Year Round 23 Mar. 568/1 Rather late in the day, I take it, to ask who Bob Rogers is! 1912 A. Huxley Let. 16 June (1969) 44 They are also on the point of putting up a war memorial, though none of the people who were in the war want it and it is now a little late in the day. 1972 P. A. Whitney Listen for Whisperer ii. 22 ‘I've brought her something from my father.’..‘It's a bit late in the day for such a message.’ 2002 M. Figgis Coll. Screenplays 1 294 We dropped it altogether from the film and then, quite late in the day, I put it back in as the opening shot. < as lemmas |
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