Beginning and Late

Beginning

Beginning adjective - Coming before the main part or item usually to introduce or prepare for what follows.

Late is an antonym for beginning.

Nearby Words: begin, beginner

Late

Late adjective - Not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time.

Beginning is an antonym for late.

Nearby Words: lately, lateness

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / The Late Late Show Beginning in late May 2011, Geoff is usually voiced live by Josh Robert Thompson instead of the original canned tidbits.
  • Late for School Mira from Papa To Kiss In The Dark is late for school in the very beginning of the series.
  • Useful Notes / World War I Iron Storm is a dystopian Alternate History FPS in which history diverged from ours during the late stages of WWI and the beginning of the Russian Civil War.
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