latest

Definition

  • noun: the last possible or acceptable time
  • noun: the latest acceptable time
  • adjective: most recent
  • usually used in the phrase 'at the latest'
  • synonyms: lath, fashionable, stylish

Examples

  • The job will definitely be finished by next year 'at the' (very) 'latest'.

  • The store carries 'the latest in' home improvement products.

  • He is the 'latest' person to announce his resignation.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Can I at least get a reaction from you? Panic. I would say panic is my reaction. 'Cause I was referring to your company's involvement in this latest atrocity. Yeah. They just put my name on the invitation. I don't know what to tell you. I actually almost bought it, hook, line and sinker. (..)
    2008 Iron Man
  • (..) An empire twice the size of Alexander the Great and four times the size of the Roman Empire. But today, whoever holds the latest Stark weapons rules these lands. And soon, it will be my turn. What does he want? What do you want? A delivery date? (..)
    2008 Iron Man