Definition of belatedly in English:
belatedly
adverb bɪˈleɪtɪdlibəˈleɪdɪdli
Later than should have been the case.
the High Command had belatedly altered its tactics
Example sentencesExamples
- The art world is belatedly catching up to this trailblazing figure.
- This will reduce the risk of the will remaining unknown or being found belatedly.
- Just a few days ago, these war veterans belatedly realized their dream of seeing a monument to their courage opened on Washington's Mall.
- It was only belatedly that I heard he had undergone a heart bypass operation.
- The artist has been belatedly credited in the new film, a vindication he is reported to have accepted grudgingly.
- He would become a regional artist, belatedly indebted to the late Cezanne.
- Talks collapsed on Wednesday after management had belatedly sought to undermine the deal.
- Dismayed by the prospect of general mayhem, officials belatedly summoned the National Guard.
- His claims about her logic indicate, however belatedly, his response to her pointed opposition to his poetics.
- Any further postponements so belatedly in the year would be close enough to a disaster.
Definition of belatedly in US English:
belatedly
adverbbəˈleɪdɪdlibəˈlādidlē
Later than should have been the case.
the High Command had belatedly altered its tactics
Example sentencesExamples
- Talks collapsed on Wednesday after management had belatedly sought to undermine the deal.
- He would become a regional artist, belatedly indebted to the late Cezanne.
- Just a few days ago, these war veterans belatedly realized their dream of seeing a monument to their courage opened on Washington's Mall.
- The artist has been belatedly credited in the new film, a vindication he is reported to have accepted grudgingly.
- Dismayed by the prospect of general mayhem, officials belatedly summoned the National Guard.
- His claims about her logic indicate, however belatedly, his response to her pointed opposition to his poetics.
- The art world is belatedly catching up to this trailblazing figure.
- This will reduce the risk of the will remaining unknown or being found belatedly.
- It was only belatedly that I heard he had undergone a heart bypass operation.
- Any further postponements so belatedly in the year would be close enough to a disaster.