She arrived fashionably late to the party.
fashionably late
idiomArriving behind time to an event which does not normally require one to be punctual.
Since the dinner party was informal, he decided to be fashionably late by arriving twenty minutes after the start time.
While she usually prides herself on punctuality, she chose to be fashionably late to the gala to ensure she made a grand entrance.
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a day late and a dollar short
Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.
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as of late
Lately; recently.
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get late
To approach nighttime.
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late model
Recently designed or fabricated; new.
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late to the party
Late in taking an action or adopting an idea.
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run late
To be late; to fail to be on time.
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too late
Used to indicate that something is ineffective or useless because it happens after the best time for it.
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too little, too late
Used as a predicate or a pro-sentence to indicate insufficiency.