Recent
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Having happen a short while ago. Up-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated.
Example sentence: It is okay to be an outsider, a recent arrival, new on the scene - and not just okay, but something to be thankful for... Because being an insider can so easily mean collapsing the horizons, can so easily mean accepting the presumptions of your province.
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: Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out til too late that he's been playing with two queens all along.