늦다
neutda · TOPIK 1
to be late
⏰ neut-da sounds like not there — not there on time = late
늦다 (neut-da) is close in sound to not there: when the meeting starts, you are not there yet. The stem 늦 also appears in 늦잠 (oversleeping) and 늦게 (late, as an adverb), so one stem covers all the lateness words.