| Language | Family | Form for BE LATE | Gloss for BE LATE | Form for LATE | Gloss for LATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basque | Basque | be'rãt | retard, delay | be'rãt | late |
| Nahuatl (Sierra de Zacapoaxtla variety) | Uto-Aztecan | wehka-wa | retard, delay | wehka-wa | late |
| Hawaiian | Austronesian | lohi | retard, delay | lohi | late |
| Central Thai | Tai-Kadai | sa:j.5 | retard, delay | sa:j.5 | late |
| Thai (Korat variety) | Tai-Kadai | sa:i.1 | retard, delay | sa:i.1 | late |
| Tai Khün | Tai-Kadai | ca:.5 | retard, delay | ca:.5 | late |
| Tai Khün | Tai-Kadai | la:.6 | retard, delay | la:.6 | late |
| Shan | Tai-Kadai | la:.4 | retard, delay | la:.4 | late |
| Nung-Fengshan | Tai-Kadai | lo:t.5 | retard, delay | lo:t.5 | late |
| Tibetan | Sino-Tibetan | gor | retard, delay | gor | late |
| Phong | Austroasiatic | ŋi.24 | retard, delay | ŋi.24 | late |
| Kha Poong | Austroasiatic | la.33ʔ | retard, delay | la.33ʔ | late |
| KNB (a Pearic variety) | Austroasiatic | thŋaj | retard, delay | thŋaj | late |
| English | Indo-European | late | to be late | late | late |
| Hawaiian | Austronesian | lohi | to be late | lohi | late |
| Indonesian | Austronesian | lat | to be late | lat | late |
| Indonesian | Austronesian | telat | to be late | telat | late |
| Indonesian | Austronesian | terlambat | to be late | terlambat | late |
| Iraqw | Afro-Asiatic | adaa/ | to be late | adaa/ | late |
| Manange | Sino-Tibetan | 1pʰi (2) | to be late | 1pʰi (2) | late |
| Saramaccan | Indo-European | láti | to be late | láti | late |
| Swahili | Atlantic-Congo | -chelewa | to be late | -chelewa | late |
| Thai | Tai-Kadai | sǎay (2) | to be late | sǎay (2) | late |
| White Hmong | Hmong-Mien | lig | to be late | lig | late |