later or more late or...

[navi tasan]

Which is correct?

1) He was late, but I was later than him.
2) He was late, but I was more late than him.

 

[Skrej]

Use 'later'.

 

[probus]

If you want emphasis use "even later". More later is unnatural.

 

[emsr2d2]

If you want emphasis use "even later". More later is unnatural.

To be fair, the OP didn't use "more later", just "more late" (which is, indeed, uncommon).