late on

late on (comparative more late on, superlative most late on)

1. at a late stage of something
   • 2011 September 24, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC Sport‎:

     Late on, Song collected Bacary Sagna's cut-back and whipped home a high finish - but Walcott's late injury took some of the gloss off what was only Arsenal's second win of the campaign.

• early on

• later on

• etalon, lean-to, tolane