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Hello . What does ”come way ” mean? ”The police came way too late ?”

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AussieInBg profile picture AussieInBgJune 2021
Note that ”way too” is very informal English. Also, it tends to be used much more often in American English than British English.
Vsevuskav profile picture VsevuskavJune 2021

In this sentence, way is actually part of the phrase way too late.  It is used for emphasis, and it means that the police were very late.

The words much and far can also be used like this.

Some more examples of way/far/much too [adjective]:

  • You've taken way too much sugar!
  • She's far too young for that.
  • I'll never catch the rabbit.  It's way too fast!
  • Why are you out of bed?  It's much too early.