belatedly

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belatedly

adverb more belatedly · most belatedly

In a belated manner; tardily. Bennett was belatedly sent off for a second yellow card after fouling Brahim Diaz in added time but there was no shame in Cardiff losing to a City side who have enjoyed similar dominance over far superior teams this season.
Similar: late, behindhand, belatedly, lateward, tardily

Opposite: prematurely, punctually

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adverb

Opposite: prematurely, punctually

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adv in a belated manner

Español	con retraso, tardíamente, atrasadamente
中文	姍姍來遲地 /姗姗来迟地, 姗姗来迟 shānshānláichíde
Français	tardivement, avec du retard, en retard
Italiano	tardivamente

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@misc{belatedly_2026,
  title = {belatedly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/belatedly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}