late in life

idiom

: at an old age

He became famous relatively late in life.

Examples of late in life in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Compressing Morbidity: The Bigger Picture Stanford physician James Fries’ 1980 framework reshaped longevity science: medicine should aim not just to extend lifespan but to compress morbidity—keeping people healthy until late in life, then experiencing a short, steep decline. —Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025

Artful jazz vocal pioneer Sheila Jordan, who recorded the lion’s share of her catalog and earned critical acclaim late in life, died on Monday at her New York City apartment. —Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025

King, one of the most extraordinary living Americans and once (frankly, still) one of the most famous women in the world, came fully out of the closet relatively late in life, and the scenes involve King’s loving but traditional Southern California parents accepting the lesbian couple. —Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025

Many have asked him: Why become a rabbi so late in life? —Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 21 July 2025

Rhymes for late in life

• afterlife
• pocketknife
• alewife
• birdlife
• folklife
• housewife
• jackknife
• loosestrife
• midlife
• midwife
• nightlife
• penknife