Fashionable time to arrive, it's said

LATE

Think of a word that describes showing up after the scheduled start, often to make an entrance or stand out.

This clue plays on the phrase "fashionably late," where arriving after the scheduled time is seen as stylish or trendy. The word "it's said" hints that we're looking for a word that sounds like or is commonly associated with that idea. "Late" fits perfectly—it means arriving after the expected time and is the key word in the expression. The clue cleverly wraps a cultural reference into a straightforward definition.