late in the day
idiom
: after the expected or proper time
It's rather late in the day for an apology now, don't you think?
Examples of late in the day in a Sentence
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In addition, spraying must be late in the day when there is no bee activity.
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Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
The best chance for moderate to occasionally heavy rain is probably late in the day into the night as a low-pressure area approaches from the south and west.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
However, precipitation will exit the area late in the day.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 14 Mar. 2024
Thunderstorms may also form over the mountains, but these will usually come too late in the day to bother the passage of the lunar shadow.
—Jay Anderson, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
The cloud coverage may linger through the daytime Tuesday, with partly cloudy to partly sunny skies possible late in the day.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2024
Very warm ahead of a cold front that will pass late in the day.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
These severe storms may begin late in the day, possibly not until around or after sunset, and persist into the overnight hours.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2024
This was late in the day, mere weeks before The Zone of Interest was set to screen at Cannes.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2024
Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
The best chance for moderate to occasionally heavy rain is probably late in the day into the night as a low-pressure area approaches from the south and west.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
However, precipitation will exit the area late in the day.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 14 Mar. 2024
Thunderstorms may also form over the mountains, but these will usually come too late in the day to bother the passage of the lunar shadow.
—Jay Anderson, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
The cloud coverage may linger through the daytime Tuesday, with partly cloudy to partly sunny skies possible late in the day.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2024
Very warm ahead of a cold front that will pass late in the day.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
These severe storms may begin late in the day, possibly not until around or after sunset, and persist into the overnight hours.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2024
This was late in the day, mere weeks before The Zone of Interest was set to screen at Cannes.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2024
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