late in life

idiom

: at an old age
He became famous relatively late in life.

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Michigan Army veteran Ed Bambas, 88, started working again late in life out of necessity. Elle Meyers, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025 Watson stirred controversy late in life, tarnishing his reputation as a scientist in a series of racist remarks. Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025 This was notable because most calorie-restriction methods don’t work when started late in life. New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025 In one of her memoirs, Keaton wrote about aging and love in Hollywood and becoming a parent late in life. Mandalit Del Barco, NPR, 12 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for late in life

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“Late in life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/late%20in%20life. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.

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