late arrival
Behind schedule appearance
A late arrival is someone or something that shows up after the expected or scheduled time: We had several late arrivals at the meeting.
The phrase can also describe the act itself: His late arrival disrupted the ceremony.
In broader use, it refers to anything that comes later than others of its kind—a latecomer to a trend, movement, or field: As a late arrival to streaming, the network struggled to compete.
- tardinessState of being late
- overduePast expected arrival
- delayEnforced waiting period
- traffic jamRoadway backup of vehicles
- stragglerOne who lags behind
last minute · untimely · disruption · frustration · inconvenience · no-show · embarrassment · impatience · postponement · lagging · rescheduling · waiting · excuse · anxiety · alarm clock · doorway · scrambling · guilt
- timing problemsdelay, lag, timeout, missed deadline, poor timing
- attendanceattendance, present, absent, here, attendance sheet
- commutingcommute, morning commute, evening commute, commute time, long commute
- delaysdelays, delay, delayed, postponement, postpone
- movie theater etiquettesilence, whispering, cell phones, texting, talking
- School Tardinesstardy slip, truancy, oversleeping, punctuality, attendance
late arrivalearly arrival
Coming before expected
early bird · original member · founding member · early adopter · punctuality
late, later, arrive, arrival, latest, lately, arriving, belated, arrived