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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This man was an Army paratrooper who was later killed on Omaha Beach and never met his child.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2025 -
When asked where Jean lived, Joseph gave an address that police later identified as Roseau’s, an apparent building on Snyder Ave.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2025
Adverb
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Masoud ended up picking her up two hours late for their dinner.—
Alexandra Hurtado,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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Sure, Tyrese Haliburton nearly had a triple-double and Pascal Siakam scored 21 points and Myles Turner battled through illness to have a pair of huge blocks late in Indiana’s 116-107 victory Wednesday night, but McConnell and Mathurin were the story.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
Adverb
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Legal questions over status to be tested anew But many in American Samoa eventually soured on the idea, fearing that extending birthright citizenship would jeopardize its customs — including the territory’s communal land laws.—
Mark Thiessen,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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Their only awareness of the incident came through people knocking on their door asking for interviews and eventually the FBI sharing what had happened.—
Alexandra Koch , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2025
Adverb
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But in the absence of Betts and Bogaerts, he was forced into the role and slowly took on more of its responsibilities.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Pucks and bodies moved a step more slowly, passes no longer made with bacon crispness.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2025
Adverb
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Jimmy was subsequently suspended from his ministries.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
17 June 2025
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The numerous calls subsequently led authorities to initially believe there were two emergency situations until a woman hiked to the peak and was able to give the location of the man.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2025
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“Belatedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belatedly. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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