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

  • (..) Our hearts go out to you. Two trips to the Pentagon in four years. - That's two more than we've had. - It gets better. Just got our latest scintillating assignment. You know, the Russians have the H-bomb, the Nazis are repatriating South America... ...the Chinese have a standing army (..)
    2001 A Beautiful Mind