late season
Near the end
Late season refers to the final portion of a defined period—typically in sports, agriculture, or weather.
A late-season push in baseball happens in September.
Late-season tomatoes ripen at summer's end.
Late-season snowfall arrives when winter is nearly over.
The term implies approaching conclusion, often with stakes attached: playoff races tighten, harvests become urgent, conditions grow unpredictable.
- autumnPost-summer cooling period
- harvest moonFull moon nearest autumn equinox
- harvestGathering mature crops
- apple pickingCollecting orchard fruit by hand
- playoffsChampionship elimination series
playoff race · wild card · October · November · frost · waning · final · stretch · last hurrah · decline · fadeout · end of days · twilight · dying · close · ending · pennant · clinch
- NFL seasonplayoffs, Super Bowl, offseason, training camp, week one
- cultivarscultivar, Honeycrisp, Fuji apple, Gala apple, Granny Smith
- snow conditionspowder, packed powder, fresh snow, groomed, hardpack
late seasonearly season
Start of a period
opening · season opener · early crop · preseason · season premiere
late seasonearly season
Start of a period
opener · season opener · first game · debut · season premiere
late, season, later, latest, lately, lateness, seasonal, seasons, seasoned