Late
Part of speech: adverb
Definition: After a deadline has passed, past a designated time.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Near the end of a period of time. Specifically, near the end of the day. Associated with the end of a period. Not arriving until after an expected time. Deceased, dead: (Often used with ; see usage notes.) Recent -- relative to the noun it modifies.
Example sentence: It is never too late to be what you might have been.
Recent
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Having happen a short while ago.Up-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated.
Example sentence: If you read some of the recent literature, there is no such thing as whiteness. But we made it up. Not my original thought, but it's true. Because you were born white, you have advantages systemically, culturally, psychology there. They have been built up for hundreds of years. Many people can't look at it.