Question

the man arrived .(lately/late)​

Answer 1

Late.....

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..........

Answer 2

The man arrived late. The term late is an adjective and adverb.  It is the opposite meaning of early.  When it comes to the term ‘lately’, it is the adverb. The meaning of this word is recently.

When it comes to adjectives, they are used for describing both pronouns and nouns.  The adjectives can actually come before the nouns or after the linking verbs.