Synonyms of belatedly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• later
• late
• eventually
• slowly
• subsequently
• tardily
• thereafter
• afterward
• delinquently
• latterly
• sluggishly
• slow
• anon
• laggardly
• dilatorily
• pokily

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• early
• prematurely
• immediately
• promptly
• beforehand
• quickly
• rapidly
• precociously
• swiftly
• unseasonably
• punctually
• inopportunely
• speedily
• pronto
• snappily

Example Sentences

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