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A late bloomer is a person whose talents or capabilities are not visible to others until later than usual. [1] [2] [3] The term is used metaphorically to describe a child or adolescent who develops slower than others in their age group, but eventually catches up and in some cases overtakes their peers, or an adult whose talent or genius in a particular field only appears later in life than is ...
Late (Tonga), an uninhabited volcanic island southwest of Vavaʻu in the kingdom of Tonga "Late" (The Handmaid's Tale), a television episode; LaTe, Oy Laivateollisuus Ab, a defunct shipbuilding company; Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy, a proposed form of dementia; Local-authority trading enterprise, a New Zealand business law
Alligator bait, ' gator bait: [4] [5] A racist slur used to describe black children and young people, comparing their worth to bait used to catch alligators; the term ' gator bait was banned from a common cheer in Florida due to its offensive meaning, and is generally no longer used. Ancient: An insulting term to refer to an older person or ...
LET’S UNPACK THAT: Being perpetually late to things – and keeping other people waiting – is not the most criminal of behaviours but it’s arguably one of the most annoying. Olivia Petter ...
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A Young Man Reading by Candlelight, Matthias Stom (ca. 1630). A night owl, evening person, or simply owl, is a person who tends or prefers to be active late at night and into the early morning, and to sleep and wake up later than is considered normal; night owls often work or engage in recreational activities late into the night (in some cases, until around dawn), and sleep until relatively ...
“Better late than never.” This often-used expression may apply to arriving at 10 a.m. for a 9:30 meeting or taking up Brazilian jiu-jitsu at 48 years old. It’s also for those valuable ...
Colored People's Time (also abbreviated to CP Time or CPT) is an American expression referring to African Americans as frequently being late. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6 ...