lateness
Roget-categorie 133
1. Words expressing abstract relations› 1.6. Time
›› 1.6.2. Relative time
#133.
Lateness
zelfstandig naamwoord
lateness
etc.
adj. —
tardiness
etc.
(slowness)
275.
delay,
delation —
cunctation,
procrastination —
deferring,
deferral
etc.
v. —
postponement,
adjournment,
prorogation,
retardation,
respite,
pause,
reprieve,
stay of execution —
protraction,
prolongation —
Fabian policy,
medecine expectante [Fr.],
chancery suit,
federal case —
leeway —
high time —
moratorium,
holdover.
werkwoord
be late
etc.
adj. —
tarry,
wait,
stay,
bide,
take time —
dawdle
etc.
(be inactive)
683 —
linger,
loiter —
bide one's time,
take one's time —
gain time —
hang fire —
stand over,
lie over.
put off,
defer,
delay,
lay over,
suspend —
table [Parl.] —
shift off,
stave off —
waive,
retard,
remand,
postpone,
adjourn —
procrastinate —
dally —
prolong,
protract —
spin out,
draw out,
lengthen out,
stretch out —
prorogue —
keep back —
tide over —
push to the last,
drive to the last —
let the matter stand over —
reserve
etc.
(store)
636 —
temporize —
consult one's pillow,
sleep on it.
lose an opportunity
etc.
135 —
be kept waiting,
dance attendance —
kick one's heels,
cool one's heels —
faire antichambre [Fr.] —
wait impatiently —
await
etc.
(expect)
507 —
sit up,
sit up at night.
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
late,
tardy,
slow,
behindhand,
serotine†,
belated,
postliminious†,
posthumous,
backward,
unpunctual,
untimely —
delayed,
postponed —
dilatory
etc.
(slow)
275 —
delayed
etc.
v. —
in abeyance.
bijwoord
late —
lateward†,
backward —
late in the day —
at sunset,
at the eleventh hour,
at length,
at last —
ultimately —
after time,
behind time,
after the deadline —
too late —
too late for
etc.
135.
slowly,
leisurely,
deliberately,
at one's leisure —
ex post facto —
sine die.
uitdrukking
nonum prematur in annum [Lat.]
[Horace];
against the sunbeams serotine and lucent"
[Longfellow];
ie meglio tardi che mai [It] —
deliberando saepe perit occasio [Lat.]
[Syrus].
The content on this page comes straight from Project Gutenberg Etext of Roget's Thesaurus No. Two, which consists of the acclaimed work by Peter Mark Roget augmented with more recent material. Some changes were made to the formatting for improved readability.
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