He made a late payment.

= He was late with his payment.

= He was late (in) paying.

二、be late for sth　　

be later for sth 表示“做……遲到”，即遲于預定的時間或遲于規定時間。如：　　

I’ve never been late for work. 我上班從來沒遲到過。　　

Hurry up, or you’ll be late for school. 趕快，否則你上學就要遲到了。　　

I was late for the train so I had to run. 我要趕不上火車了，所以得跑著去。　　

I was late for work again this morning my boss is after my blood. 今早我上班又遲到了——老板要找我麻煩了。　　

She blotted her copy-book by being an hour late for work. 她上班遲到了一小時，破壞了以往的良好形象。