late entry
Frequency: 6.17.0 per million words
a submission to a competition after the deadline
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Examples (10)
- The judges announced that no late entry would be considered for the prize.
- Although it was a late entry, her photograph won the competition.
- A penalty fee is usually applied to any late entry in the race.
- We have to disqualify your submission as it is a late entry.
- The committee made an exception and accepted his late entry due to technical difficulties.
- Is there any chance you would accept a late entry for the science fair?
- Several late entries were received, but the rules strictly forbid their inclusion.
- The runner was a late entry, joining the marathon just a day before it started.
- To be fair to all participants, the policy on not accepting a late entry is firm.
- Her script, a late entry, surprisingly became the festival's main highlight.