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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a late coming" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used to refer to someone or something that arrives after the expected time, but the correct form would be "a latecomer."
Example: "As a latecomer to the meeting, she felt embarrassed walking in while everyone was already seated."
Alternatives: "a late arrival" or "a tardy person."
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Simon Fanshawe has a theory that there's a gay midlife crisis often triggered by a late coming out.
The most captivating part of the book sees Newton circulating through second-wave feminist and lesbian circles in New York and Paris, where the debates, social hierarchies, and tangled affairs she encounters bring her to a late coming of age.
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The second ad, which is tied to autumn and has a back-to-school theme, is a tad late, coming nearly two months after the opening of school.
Some highlights: "I'm so sorry, I'm a little late coming out.
When Lee was even a little late coming home for supper from playing in the neighborhood, anger would show in a red V between her eyebrows and at the sides of her neck.
I'll be a little late coming home tonight.
Catcalls and slow handclaps had greeted him in Brum where he was half an hour late coming on to the platform.
"I was a little too late coming on to the [international] scene.
They then verified the existence of the problem by conducting a survey on late coming from 20th September to 6th October 2006.
The team set a target to reduce late coming from 43 to 5%.
There's been a lot of noise of late coming from the Government about welfare reforms.
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