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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

The state, condition, or quality, of being late;

as, the

lateness

of his arrival; the

lateness

of the hour; the

lateness

of the season.

, n.

The state of being tardy, or of coming after the usual time; as the lateness of spring or of harvest.

Time far advanced in any particular period; as lateness of the day or night; lateness in the season; lateness in life.

The state of being out of time, or after the appointed time; as the lateness of one's arrival.

lateness ‎(usually uncountable, plural latenesses)

The property of being late.
His chronic lateness will cost him a promotion if not his job.

The property of being late