late vs early
Definitions
adjective
- of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
- (used especially of persons) of the immediate past
- at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
- having died recently
- of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
adverb
- later than usual or than expected
- to an advanced time
- at an advanced age or stage
- in the recent past
Examples
When the new foods that came from the Americas - peppers, summer squash and especially tomatoes - took hold in the region, a number of closely related dishes were born, including what we call ratatouille - and a man from La Mancha calls pisto, an Ikarian Greek calls soufiko and a Turk calls turlu.
It also seems to carry the well-tempered glow of late Woody Allen with a well-satisfied view of late life and with few illusions.
deflate a balloon
Definitions
adjective
- very young
- being or occurring at an early stage of development
- of an early stage in the development of a language or literature
- belonging to the distant past
- at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
adverb
- before the usual time or the time expected
- during an early stage
- in good time
Examples
He called the foiled butt "Really juicy and nearly perfect.
If there was any hope of holding on to even a shred of her dwindling self-respect, she should do exactly what she knew Margo would do—close the laptop, take her de-scrunchied, perfumed, and nearly thonged self down to the nearest club, pick up the first passably good-looking stranger who asked her to dance, and bring him back to the apartment for some safe but anonymous sex.
It should be a baritone scoring game and the unfortunate should be in early disceptation for a top 3 pick.