遅くとも
おそくとも · osokutomo · JLPT N1 · noun
latest
⏰ 遅く (late) + とも (at most) = the latest point allowed: at the latest
Here とも means at most, so 遅くとも sets a deadline: no later than this point. Think of it as late, at most, which gives at the latest.
おそくとも · osokutomo · JLPT N1 · noun
latest
⏰ 遅く (late) + とも (at most) = the latest point allowed: at the latest
Here とも means at most, so 遅くとも sets a deadline: no later than this point. Think of it as late, at most, which gives at the latest.