The form of the English language written and spoken from the mid-17th century (or later, up to the 19th century) to the present.

(slang, derogatory, dated) Dated; passé; out of style.

(proscribed) plural of Johnny-come-lately

present participle of stay up late

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stay up late

simple past tense and past participle of stay up late

(US, idiomatic, predicative) Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.

(US, idiomatic) Adverbial use of the adjectival form.

Synonym of a day late and a dollar short

It's better to do something late, than to never do it at all.