late in life

idiom

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

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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 Sarah, desperate for a child, takes an impassioned and complicated step through Hagar that forever alters her family’s path before experiencing an unexpected miracle late in life. Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025 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 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 15 Oct. 2025.

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