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

  • (..) Velocities are maxed out. Those two cells converge... Inbounds and outbounds have doubled. There have been tornado sightings. The latest reported just to the north-east of Canton a few minutes ago. Wait a second. I've just been handed this-. This is official now. A tornado has been reported moving (..)
    1996 Twister