EARLY Antonyms

• being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

• of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages

• at or toward an end or late period or stage of development

• later than usual or than expected

• to an advanced time

• at an advanced age or stage

• in the recent past

• after the expected or usual time; delayed

• of the immediate past or just previous to the present time

• having died recently

• (used especially of persons) of the immediate past

• happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

• behind or in the rear

• located farther aft

• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

• in or to or toward the rear

• remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from

• showing a time that is earlier than the actual time

• in or into an inferior position

• in debt

• having the lower score or lagging position in a contest

• not as far along as normal in development

• standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States

• expected to follow in the indefinite future from causes already operating

• after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

• at or toward an end or late period or stage of development

• happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

• at some eventual time in the future

• comparative of the adverb `late'

• coming at a subsequent time or stage

• past due; not paid at the scheduled time

• not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

• at a slow tempo

• (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time

• without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')

• showing a time that is earlier than the actual time

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• (of business) not active or brisk

• lose velocity; move more slowly

• become slow or slower

• cause to proceed more slowly

• hold back to a later time

• yield to another's wish or opinion

• hold back to a later time

• postpone doing what one should be doing

• postpone or delay needlessly

• of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages

• between an earlier and a later period of time

• an area that is approximately central within some larger region

• an intermediate part or section

• the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)

• the point between the beginning and the end of a temporal period or process

• being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series

• equally distant from the extremes

• put in the middle

• without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')

• later than usual or than expected

• of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route

• relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time

• being or situated at an end

• station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods

• a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves

• either extremity of something that has length

• electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display

• occurring at or forming an end or termination

• causing or ending in or approaching death