Late

Definition

(Adjective; Time) Late: When you're too slow to get the joke

Late: A giant tortoise slowly walking through a crowded city street while all the humans rush around it in a hurry

Usage

I'm so late that when I arrived at my own funeral everyone had already left!

Insight

What did one clock say to the other? Don't be so time-ist!

Origin

The word 'late' was invented by a group of sloths who wanted an excuse for why they were always behind schedule.

Related

ClockTimingDeadlinePunctualityTardiness

Unrelated

AstronomyArtichokesRollerbladingPhotographyAccounting