Late
Late adjective - Not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time.
Maiden
Maiden adjective - Coming before all others in time or order.
Usage example: the Titanic sank on its maiden voyage
Both words in one sentence
- In the story, a maiden is being terrorized by a monster and is saved in time, but in reality, it's a disease killing a patient, and it's implied that she was diagnosed too late.
Source: You Are Too Late -
Nom de Mom: Tommy uses his late mother's maiden name to show how much he detest Paddy.
Source: Film / Warrior -
In "Marge vs the Monorail", Marge and Sebastian Cobb arrive back in Springfield too late to stop the unsafe monorail from making its maiden voyage.
Source: Skewed Priorities
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Maiden and Late. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/late/maiden
Late & Maiden. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/late/maiden>.
Maiden or Late. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/late/maiden.
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