Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
The plane arrived __________ than we'd expected.

• A. very late
• B. later
• C. as late as
• D. lately

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

later

An adverb of time is that adverb which changes or qualify the meaning of a sentence by telling us when things happen. 'Later' refers to a time that is after the one that you have been talking about or after the present one. Thus, option B is the correct answer.