The phrase "a bit of late" is not correct in standard written English.
It seems to be an attempt to express being slightly late, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "I apologize for being a bit late to the meeting."
Alternatives: "a little late" or "slightly late".
It's all been going off a bit of late.
But she seems to have grown up a bit of late, in Azzedine Alaia gowns and tumbling curls.
Our league form has turned a bit of late, but the early-season performances were a joy to watch.
A bit of late slugging but Broner confident that he has claimed the win as he jumps onto the ropes.
JA 4.49pm: A bit of late afternoon/early evening blog action for you: here's Dominic Fifield on Steven Gerrard.
While things here in the United States have deteriorated a bit of late, hopefully we have not reached the point of teaching our cowboys to rustle.
When I read that, I thought, "Oh, well, then this is just a bit of late-middle-age fun between Claire and William.
6.51pm BST 90+4 mins: A bit of late-game nasties, as Gyan is brought down cynically by Moutinho, a proper kick to the ankles.
Yet for all their problems, the Nationals had won eight of nine games before the Mets arrived here Friday night, a bit of late-season magic that had the city buzzing again.
Although knowing a bit of late-18th-century iconography doesn't hurt — owls represented folly; bats stood for ignorance; cats were signs of witchcraft — one can easily see how Goya's image captures confusion in an age of flux.
Moments earlier, guard Jared Harper had made 1 of 2 free throws to put Auburn 30-100) ahead 62-60 with seven seconds to play in a game that included a bit of late-game officiating controversy.
