- 遅くとも
- at (the) latest∥ Come here by ten at the latest. 遅くとも10時までにここに来なさい(見出しへ戻る headword ⇒ ―とも)おそくとも
at the latest* * *at (the) latestCome here by ten at the latest. 遅くとも10時までにここに来なさい
(見出しへ戻る headword ⇒ ―とも)* * *おそくとも【遅くとも】at (the) latest; no [not] later than 《Thursday》.●遅くとも2 月 1 日までには by [no later than] February 1st.
●遅くとも晩ご飯までには戻りたい. I hope to return by suppertime at the latest.
・遅くとも2 時までには彼女から連絡が入ることになっている. She's supposed to contact me by 2:00 at the latest [no later than 2:00].
・遅くとも5 日のうちにマリ子は戻るでしょう. Mariko should be back within five days at the most [outside].
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.