belatedly

adverb

Definition of belatedlynext
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
  1. later
  2. late
  3. eventually
  4. slowly
  5. subsequently
Adverb
  • However, two people later showed up at nearby hospitals with gunshot wounds.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Sometime later, a passing pipeline company worker pulled the vehicle from the ditch.
    Ryan J. Foley, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of later
Adverb
  • With Davis absent for the final 17-plus minutes, LeBron James dialed up his intensity in the latter stages of the third quarter and early in the fourth, helping the Lakers turn a five-point deficit late in the third (77-72) into a double-digit (103-89) early in the fourth.
    Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 10 Nov. 2024
  • The decision was a blow to Democrats after the Democratic National Committee, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the American Civil Liberties Union had sued to allow a portion of voters who received their absentee ballots late to be able to cast their votes after Election Day.
    Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of late
Adverb
  • Both were eventually reinstated following the city’s decision to require additional training for councilmembers on council governance and staff communication.
    Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The latest: At bankruptcy, more lenders are opting to swap their debt for equity before eventually passing them on to more traditional equity investors, says Bain & Co. partner Aaron Cheris.
    Kimberly Chin, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of eventually
Adverb
  • Neptune’s gravity is slowly sapping energy from Triton, causing the moon to inch closer to Neptune.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
  • However, this meant that less water reached the Salton Sea, causing the lake to slowly shrink year by year.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of slowly
Adverb
  • Chigvintsev subsequently canceled the request for assistance, but sheriff’s deputies turned up anyway and took him into custody, based on deputies seeing a visible injury on the alleged victim, a sheriff’s spokesperson said.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Commission Chair Jerry Langley subsequently made a motion to deny the application in its entirety instead of opting to alter the application via a commission vote.
    Ainsley Platt, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of subsequently
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“Belatedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belatedly. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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