Late and Until now

Late

Late adverb - After the due, usual, or proper time.

Until now and late are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Until now" instead an adverb "Late".

Nearby Words: lately, lateness

Until now

Until now adverb - Used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time.
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Synonyms for Until now

Late and until now are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Late" instead an adverb phrase "Until now".

Both terms in one sentence

  • He was also this in his home series despite showing up late in Legends 1, as the game takes a considerably darker turn when he shows up, especially in comparison to the villains the player had been fighting up until now.
  • Saltim from Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg which is a hard game with hard bosses, yet Saltim is much easier than the levels and bosses before him, which is odd because he is fought rather late in the game, and until now the bosses have only been getting harder.
    Source: Breather Boss
  • Record Needle Scratch The introduction to Better Late Than Never, about celebrities such as William Shatner traveling around Asia, states that Asia features "...exotic beauty, untold wonders, home to civilizations that have lasted for thousands of years (record needle scratch) until now."
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