Late
Late adjective - Having been such at some previous time.
Usage example: the late musical director said he would never have allowed such behavior while he was in charge
Onetime is a synonym for late in dead topic. In some cases you can use "Onetime" instead an adjective "Late", when it comes to topics like precede.
Onetime
Onetime adjective - Having been such at some previous time.
Usage example: the onetime English teacher now works for a newspaper
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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In Alan Paton's novel Too Late The Phalarope, the main character's willingness to go off to World War II alongside the British (onetime enemies of the Dutch colonists in the past) is a major source of tension with his staunchly anti-British father.
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