"less late" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to mean 'not so late, not as late as previously mentioned'. For example: "I heard you got to the restaurant late on Friday. It's a good thing you're arriving less late tonight!".
Being more organised or less late would be good.
Tannenbaum said Favre practiced less late in the season, but that was not unusual for older players.
By extending Kovalchuk's contract and paying him less late in the deal, the Devils lowered their salary-cap hit to $6 million annually.
I got a tip from an informant that Ramirez was going to be in Fort Myers earlier — or, rather, less late — than planned, on Monday, February 26th, so I wrote the Red Sox to request a press credential.
A late, late Raúl Tamudo goal in the Catalan derby at the Camp Nou and only fractionally less late Ruud Van Nistelrooy goal against Real Zaragoza saw Barcelona surrender the title to Real Madrid.
Much less late bidding has been observed on internet auctions such as those run by Amazon, which employ similar auction rules, but use an ending rule that automatically extends the auction if necessary after the scheduled close until ten minutes have passed without a bid.
One such study is that by Choyke et al. 11, who looked at whether screened patients with BWS or IH who developed WT had less late-stage disease than those not screened.
It would be useful to conduct another study of late-stage diagnosis in Los Angeles County to ascertain whether increased rates of mammography have also led to less late-stage diagnosis among Latinas in the neighborhoods where they are concentrated in Los Angeles.
It would be useful to conduct another study of late-stage diagnosis in Los Angeles County to ascertain whether increased rates of mammography also led to less late-stage diagnosis among Latinas in the neighborhoods where they are concentrated in Los Angeles.
"And no one elected me!" Speculation about what would happen to the space next was put to rest, more or less, late last week with the surprising news that the owner, Joanne Lucas, planned to open a diner in the coming days.
The shopping continues (although less of late).
