This is the 5189th most frequent Korean word.
늦지
"늦지" means "not late" or "not too late" in English.
Here, '늦지' is used in a negated form to express avoiding being late.
늦지 않도록 일찍 출발합시다.
Let's depart early so we're not late.
This example shows '늦지' used with a future tense context to indicate the avoidance of lateness.
지금 출발하면 늦지 않을 거예요.
If we leave now, we won't be late.
In this sentence, '늦지' is employed to indicate the state of being 'not late' as a double-negative expression.