as late as

idiom

: as recently as
used in referring to a time that one thinks is surprisingly recent
The company is now in serious trouble, but it was reporting record profits as late as last year.

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Severe Santa Ana winds are most common from October through March and can occur as late as May. Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025 The river forecast center, which looked at possible flood conditions at Sacramento-area waterways as late as early Tuesday morning, did indicate when the bypass will return to below-flooding levels. Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2025 New York started off the year looking poised to make another run for the Cup, sitting at 12-4-1 as late as Nov. 20, but the losing became contagious thereafter. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025 According to Reader's Digest, Hanukkah can begin as early as Nov. 28 or as late as Dec. 27 depending on the year. Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for as late as

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“As late as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20late%20as. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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