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belatedly, adv.|bɪˈleɪtɪdlɪ| [f. belated ppl. a. + -ly2.] In a belated manner.
1896Westm. Gaz. 21 Sept. 3/3 A fact..which her allies..appear now somewhat belatedly to recognise. 1910H. G. Wells Hist. Mr. Polly ix. 240 He came belatedly in. 1917Chesterton Short Hist. Eng. 219 Gladstone..rather belatedly realized that the freedom he loved in Greece and Italy had its rights nearer home. 1950Engineering 2 June 625/1 A reversal of the trend..is now belatedly in evidence. |