lateness
Missing the deadline
Lateness is the state of being late—arriving or occurring after the expected time.
It can describe a person's tardiness Her lateness to meetings became a problem or the hour of day the lateness of the hour.
The word also marks position in a sequence or period: the lateness of his career, the lateness of the season.
Arriving past due
- overduePast expected arrival
- behindAt the rear
- delayedMade to wait longer
- punctualityBeing on time
unpunctual · behind schedule · dilatory · remiss · sluggishness · dawdling · lagging · straggling
Past expected arrival
- submissionYielding to another's will
- cutoffPoint of termination
- due dateWhen payment is required
- extensionAdded part or duration
penalty · missed deadline · crunch time · time pressure · last-minute · eleventh hour · procrastination · assignment
Delaying to later
- holdupTheft by threat
- defermentAuthorized delay of obligation
- reschedulingSetting a different time
- setbackReverse in progress
wait · lag · suspension · adjournment · extension · stalling · loitering · linger
Move with urgency
- scrambleMix into disorder
- hasteExcessive quickness
- franticWildly anxious or desperate
- last-minuteJust before deadline
racing · speeding · running · catching up · panic · urgency · frenzy · hustle
Expressing regret or apology
- excuseOffered reason for wrongdoing
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- explanationStatement making something clear
- regretSorrow over past actions
apologetic · contrite · acknowledgment · understanding · pardon · making amends · sincerity · mea culpa
Minor difficulty or trouble
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- missed opportunityChance not taken
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- reprimandFormal expression of disapproval
frustration · annoyance · trouble · complication · setback · detention · written up · warning
tardy
Arriving past due
punctuality · unpunctual · behind schedule · dilatory · remiss · sluggishness · dawdling · lagging · straggling · slow
overdue
Past expected arrival
- submissionYielding to another's will
- cutoffPoint of termination
- due dateWhen payment is required
extension · penalty · missed deadline · crunch time · time pressure · last-minute · eleventh hour · procrastination · assignment · project
postponement
Delaying to later
- holdupTheft by threat
- defermentAuthorized delay of obligation
- reschedulingSetting a different time
setback · wait · lag · suspension · adjournment · extension · stalling · loitering · linger · dawdle
hurry
Move with urgency
last-minute · racing · speeding · running · catching up · panic · urgency · frenzy · hustle · dash
sorry
Expressing regret or apology
- excuseOffered reason for wrongdoing
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- explanationStatement making something clear
regret · apologetic · contrite · acknowledgment · understanding · pardon · making amends · sincerity · mea culpa · reconciliation
inconvenience
Minor difficulty or trouble
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- missed opportunityChance not taken
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
reprimand · frustration · annoyance · trouble · complication · setback · detention · written up · warning
- everyday problemstypos, clutter, lost keys, traffic jams, insomnia
- pet peevesannoyance, loud chewing, irritation, loud talking, frustration
- school attendanceattendance, absence, absences, truancy, tardy
- school rulesschool rules, dress code, code of conduct, bullying, cheating
- School Tardinesstardy slip, truancy, oversleeping, punctuality, attendance
- Unreliabilityflakiness, inconsistency, undependability, untrustworthiness, unpredictability
latenessearliness
State of being premature
prematurity · prematureness · anticipation · advance · precociousness
latenesspunctuality
Being on time
promptness · timeliness · promptitude · readiness · punctiliousness
- chronic latenessPattern of repeated tardiness
- fashionable latenessPurposeful delay for effect
late, later, latest, lately, belated, prelate, belatedly, belatedness