late·ness
noun/ˈleɪtnəs/
/ˈleɪtnəs/
[uncountable]- the fact of arriving, happening or being done after the expected, arranged or usual time
迟到；迟发生；迟做 - They apologized for the lateness of the train.
他们对火车晚点表示了歉意。
- They apologized for the lateness of the train.
- the fact of being near the end of the day
近日暮的；近深夜的 - Despite the lateness of the hour, the children were not in bed.
尽管已是深夜，孩子们仍未就寝。
- Despite the lateness of the hour, the children were not in bed.
- the fact of being near the end of a period of time, a person's life, etc.
接近末期；在晚年 - It depends on the lateness of the stage of pregnancy.
这取决于怀孕阶段的晚期。
opposite earliness - It depends on the lateness of the stage of pregnancy.