- late in life
- late in lifeFig. when one is old. •
Grandma injured her hip running. She's exercising rather late in life.
•Isn't it sort of late in life for your grandparents to buy a house?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
late in life
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late — late1 W1S1 [leıt] adj comparative later superlative latest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(after expected time)¦ 2¦(near the end)¦ 3 be too late 4¦(after usual time)¦ 5¦(evening)¦ 6¦(dead)¦ 7 late developer/bloomer … Dictionary of contemporary English
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