BELATEDLY Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

belatedly

adverb

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 belatedly These are women who put themselves in danger, live in denial, and only belatedly reckon with the cost of their choices. — Anne E. Fernald, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026 If that was not confusing enough, the calendar remains shrouded in uncertainty until only a few weeks before the first match of each campaign, when the PCB belatedly announces the fixtures. — Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 Now, a separate Chinese institution has — belatedly, some argue — acknowledged the death of another child related to gene-editing research. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026 Haaland, 25, belatedly responded to the actor after Holland, 30, revealed during a July 13 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that the soccer star ignored his Instagram DM. — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 Willis, who still performs periodically, is preparing to belatedly release his first solo album. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2026 His lament mirrored the anguish of legions of Venezuelans who endured harrowing days clearing rubble by hand before crews with heavy equipment and rescue dogs belatedly arrived. — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 These Supreme Court cases were belatedly allowed to proceed due to a 1996 law, the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act. — Manuel A. Gómez, The Conversation, 25 June 2026 That’s when Hilton renewed his earlier calls for Bianco to belatedly drop out of the race. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 9 June 2026

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Ukrainian authorities recovered Berezovska’s body three days later, having been led to her makeshift grave by Reut after he was tracked down by investigators.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Cook would go on to become one of the most popular comedians of the early 2000s, while McCauley took on a job as a corrections officer and would later handle his brother’s finances directly.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of later

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Indiana wasn’t the only team to expose some of Moore’s hiccups late last season, but like Manning, one more year of time on task should iron out the little things.

— Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Pregnant women can also be found in the open pits, sometimes late into their pregnancies, Kansime said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of late

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Noé revealed that talks about bringing the Max Mara license on board started way before the signing in 2024, tracing back to even before the pandemic, which eventually put plans temporarily on hold.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
That seemingly simple skill can eventually become the foundation for much more advanced service-dog tasks, including using his nose to push or close objects.

— Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

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Republicans also have substantial concerns about the security of mail ballots and how slowly California counts its vote, while Democrats were far less concerned about those issues, the poll found.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, epidemiologist Susan Mayne said the government has responded slowly to the record-shattering outbreak that started in May, which demonstrates how the nation's federal food safety programs are in disarray.

— Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026

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