late in the day
idiom
: after the expected or proper time
It's rather late in the day for an apology now, don't you think?
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Officials got a temporary reprieve late in the day when a federal judge in the District of Columbia blocked the order just as it was set to go into effect.
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J. David Goodman, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2025
Watering too often, not often enough, at lower ambient temperatures, and late in the day can lead to plant diseases, leaf drop, or an explosion of harmful pests.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2025
But the insight behind that stat is that conversions peaked late in the day, driven by FOMO and urgency campaigns.
—Richard Jones, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
As of late in the day, none of the league’s 13 teams had come to terms with the dozens of available free agents, at least not publicly.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
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J. David Goodman, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2025
Watering too often, not often enough, at lower ambient temperatures, and late in the day can lead to plant diseases, leaf drop, or an explosion of harmful pests.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2025
But the insight behind that stat is that conversions peaked late in the day, driven by FOMO and urgency campaigns.
—Richard Jones, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
As of late in the day, none of the league’s 13 teams had come to terms with the dozens of available free agents, at least not publicly.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Late in the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/late%20in%20the%20day. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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