early vs late

early and late both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
early	No	Yes	No	Yes
late	No	Yes	No	Yes

early (adjective)	late (adjective)
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time	being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
of an early stage in the development of a language or literature	of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
being or occurring at an early stage of development	at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
belonging to the distant past	having died recently
very young	of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
expected in the near future	after the expected or usual time; delayed
	(used especially of persons) of the immediate past

early (adverb)	late (adverb)
before the usual time or the time expected	later than usual or than expected
during an early stage	to an advanced time
in good time	at an advanced age or stage
	in the recent past