late in life

idiom

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

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While Nitzer Ebb toured regularly into the present day, McCarthy faced health issues late in life, dropping off a 2024 European tour citing liver cirrhosis. August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 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 For men 70 and over, PSA screening may not be recommended because prostate cancer is slow growing and lifespan is limited, plus intervention so late in life may do more harm than good. Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 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 22 Aug. 2025.

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