as in later
after the due, usual, or proper time
she belatedly realized that it had been her friend's birthday the day before
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belatedly
Adverb
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She’s done plenty of gossiping with the other two, first with Kate while Laurie was in her room and later with Laurie when Kate was away.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025 -
This warmer air will sweep east across much of the central and eastern U.S. later this week.—
Daniel Peck,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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On to the nominees: Jazzy Alcantar, Encinal basketball: Alcantar scored a team-high 23 points to help make Encinal competitive late in a 54-45 loss to Woodland Christian in the NorCal Division V final.—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2025
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John Calipari’s 2014 Kentucky squad struggled to find its footing in the first few months of the season but turned it on late, and the Wildcats were a popular pick to make a run when the brackets came out.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
20 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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These eventually unravel, and build to an emotional wallop.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Context The 88-year-old pontiff was hospitalized on February 14 with a case of bronchitis that eventually developed into simultaneous bronchitis and pneumonia.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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As Earth’s orbit around the sun progresses, that strip slowly advances, enabling SPHEREx to complete an all-sky map within six months.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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But the courts move slowly and Trump has not shied away from criticizing judges, nor has his adviser, businessman Elon Musk, who has publicly called for some judges to face impeachment for rulings that have slowed or stopped Trump's efforts to remake the federal government.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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But if that Democratic behavior was not embarrassing and weird enough, the Democrats subsequently doubled down on crazy.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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Report The team subsequently released a statement from Sternberg confirming their stadium deal in the Historic Gas Plant District of St. Petersburg is effectively dead.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Belatedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belatedly. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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