as late as
idiom
: as recently as
—used in referring to a time that one thinks is surprisingly recent
The company is now in serious trouble, but it was reporting record profits as late as last year.
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Explosions went off as late as 10 p.m. Tuesday evening.
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Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
Sarkisian’s season could end as late as Jan. 20 if Texas – which plays Ohio State Friday in the College Football Playoff Cotton Bowl semifinal – reaches the national championship game.
—Matt Hayes, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The Houston Astros were still a sub-.500 ball club as late as May 6, when their record sat at 17-18.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Flowers: Gladiolus corms may be planted as late as early July and still bloom this year, sometime in the fall.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 26 June 2025
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Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
Sarkisian’s season could end as late as Jan. 20 if Texas – which plays Ohio State Friday in the College Football Playoff Cotton Bowl semifinal – reaches the national championship game.
—Matt Hayes, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The Houston Astros were still a sub-.500 ball club as late as May 6, when their record sat at 17-18.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Flowers: Gladiolus corms may be planted as late as early July and still bloom this year, sometime in the fall.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 26 June 2025
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“As late as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20late%20as. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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