belatedlyadv.
/bɪˈleɪtɪdli/ In a belated manner.
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the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [adverb] > late or too late
lateOE
behindc1330
overlatea1400
lately?1440
arrear1477
behindhandc1550
tarde1557
lateward1572
tardy1586
too-late1620
out of time1760
tardily1821
not before time1837
postponedly1851
about time1856
belatedly1896
1896 Westm. Gaz. 21 Sept. 3/3 A fact..which her allies..appear now somewhat belatedly to recognise.
1910 H. G. Wells Hist. Mr. Polly ix. 240 He came belatedly in.
1917 G. K. Chesterton Short Hist. Eng. 219 Gladstone..rather belatedly realized that the freedom he loved in Greece and Italy had its rights nearer home.
1950 Engineering 2 June 625/1 A reversal of the trend..is now belatedly in evidence.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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