late
Near the end of a period of time.
Specifically, near the end of the day.
Associated with the end of a period.
Not arriving or occurring until after an expected time.
Levied as a surcharge on a payment which has not arrived by a specified deadline.
Not having had an expected menstrual period.
Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Generally must be preceded by a possessive or an article, commonly "the"; see usage notes. Can itself only precede the person's name, never follow it.)
Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now; departed, or gone out of office.
Recent — relative to the noun it modifies.
Of a star or class of stars, cooler than the sun.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing