no later than the time specified
最遲，最晚
all new cars will be required to meet this standard by 1997 at the latest.
要求所有的新車(chē)最遲于1997年前達(dá)到這一標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。
at a late stage in proceedings, especially too late to be useful
為時(shí)已晚，時(shí)機(jī)已過(guò)
you've realized it a little late in the day.
你已經(jīng)認(rèn)識(shí)到了，不過(guò)為時(shí)已晚。
Recently; lately
近來(lái)；最近
was feeling better of late.
最近感覺(jué)好多了