late in life

idiom

: at an old age
He became famous relatively late in life.

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Emotion The above contrast underscores why professional advice matters late in life. Joshua Strange, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 Not Tariq Abdus-Sabur, whom Paul befriended late in life and hired to run his last venture, the arts and culture website downtowntv.com. Sarah Weinman, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2024 Lloyd, who was born in a seaside town on England’s southern coast, started his tattoo habit relatively late in life. Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024 Things that should be enormous do not actually matter all that much (a massive labor movement; getting married late in life and then being widowed immediately; racial segregation; the invention of electricity; financial ruin). Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for late in life 

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“Late in life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/late%20in%20life. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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