Not on time
The crossword clue "Not on time" is answered by LATE, a 4-letter entry. Used 94 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1979. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
LATE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LATE answer page.
Used 94 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1979. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this pilot link to their own answer page.
- TARDY (14 uses in xd)
- DELAYED (3 uses in xd)
- BELATED (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LATE
Every other clue in this pilot answered by LATE, most used first.
- Tardy - used 178 times, most recently in 2026
- Overdue - used 147 times, most recently in 2026
- Behind schedule - used 100 times, most recently in 2026
- Past due - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- At any time - EVER, used 696 times
- Not fooled by - ONTO, used 444 times
- Not as much - LESS, used 378 times
- A single time - ONCE, used 296 times
- "Once ___ a time ..." - UPON, used 284 times
- If not - ELSE, used 199 times
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