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

  • (..) Tom Tom Fill for a second Tom? Go The latest message seems to indicate that the Libyan pilot was acting on his own without authority from anyone else (..)
    1987 Broadcast News