belatedness

as in lateness
the quality or state of being late the belatedness of the payment resulted in us being charged overdue fees

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lateness
Noun
  • Devices have seemed to exacerbate a culture of permissible lateness these days.
    Joseph Liu, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Belatedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belatedness. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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