In the future
Late and in the future are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Late" instead an adverb phrase "In the future".
Late
Late adverb - After the due, usual, or proper time.
In the future and late are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "In the future" instead an adverb "Late".
Both terms in one sentence
- In The Fountain, the main character's late wife appears to him in the future setting and urges him toward his final epiphany.
Source: Not Too Dead to Save the Day -
Late-Arrival Spoiler: People that started to read the fic after its completion most likely have got spoiled that Shinji and Asuka had a daughter in the future.
Source: Fan Fic / The Second Try -
In addition, while the show correctly predicted the prevalence of cell phones in the future, the phones themselves look more like cell phones from the late 90s when the show was made.
Source: Zeerust
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