D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Lateness

/lāt'-nəs/ · Late·ness · IPA /ˈleɪt.nɪs/
01 n. The state, condition, or quality, of being late; as, the lateness of his arrival; the lateness of the hour; the lateness of the season.
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    The state, condition, or quality, of being late; as, the lateness of his arrival; the lateness of the hour; the lateness of the season.