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?
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You might be handed a major task late in the day with an impossible deadline, or have responsibilities reshuffled hours before a presentation so that your work no longer fits.
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Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Navis said Scholtz, Johnson and Drettwan met with him late in the day on July 21; Reddy was not present.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Kohberger would show up late in the day and keep talking as the professor tried to go home.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
Forecasts show a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the day and into the evening on Aug. 14, O'Malley said.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Navis said Scholtz, Johnson and Drettwan met with him late in the day on July 21; Reddy was not present.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Kohberger would show up late in the day and keep talking as the professor tried to go home.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
Forecasts show a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the day and into the evening on Aug. 14, O'Malley said.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Late in the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/late%20in%20the%20day. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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