diff --git a/utilities/message_filters/src/message_filters/__init__.py b/utilities/message_filters/src/message_filters/__init__.py
index 999e6d9b2a..0f2bf6c968 100644
--- a/utilities/message_filters/src/message_filters/__init__.py
+++ b/utilities/message_filters/src/message_filters/__init__.py
@@ -156,12 +156,16 @@ def getElemBeforeTime(self, stamp):
             return None
         return older[-1]
 
-    def getLastestTime(self):
+    def getLatestTime(self):
         """Return the newest recorded timestamp."""
         if not self.cache_times:
             return None
         return self.cache_times[-1]
 
+    def getLastestTime(self):
+        """Return the newest recorded timestamp (equivalent to `getLatestTime()`, but included for backwards compatibility)."""
+        return self.getLatestTime()
+
     def getOldestTime(self):
         """Return the oldest recorded timestamp."""
         if not self.cache_times: