Answer: late

AnswerCrossword Clue
LATEWhat the White Rabbit feared it would be
LATEAfter-hours
LATEOff schedule
LATEAfter lights-out
LATEMissing curfew
LATEHaving overslept, maybe
LATEAfter curfew
LATEMissing a deadline
LATEBehind schedule
LATEPast the hour
LATEStuck in traffic, say
LATEAfter hours
LATEIn need of a hall pass, perhaps
LATEAt day's end
LATEIn the wee hours
LATEHolding things up, perhaps
LATEPast the deadline
LATEHeld up in traffic, say
LATEHeld up, maybe
LATEPast one's bedtime
latecoming after the expected time
LATEIt's better than never
LATEAfter the bell
LATEAfter-hours show
LATEBehind time
LATEInto the wee hours
LATENot on cue
LATEOverdue
LATEPast due
LATETardy
LATEDelayed
LATELike the White Rabbit of Wonderland
LATELike the White Rabbit
LATEUp-to-the-minute
LATEAfter the deadline
LATELike the White Rabbit?
LATENot on time
LATELike Alice's Rabbit
LATEDearly departed
LATEMake really happy