late vs early

late and early both are adjectives.

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

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

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