DILATORILY Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

dilatorily

adverb

Definition of dilatorily

as in slowly

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Adverb

The woodpecker, a female northern flicker, is slowly waking up from anesthesia.

— Harris Horowitz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
Diesel prices have also fallen, but more slowly than gas prices.

— Scott Horsley, NPR, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of slowly

Adverb

Set to open later in 2026 is Hawa Haveli, an eight-key stay with a restaurant and cocktail bar, housed in a 19th-century merchant mansion—another intimate boutique property from the same team.

— Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
In 2024, the office that disciplines attorneys (which Brech later took over) lost three of its seven staff members in short order.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of later

Adverb

The Bulls moved sluggishly on defense, failing to show their hands or create the basic pressure required to speed up an opponent.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026
San Antonio's offense started sluggishly in two previous home games, but rolled to season highs for points in any quarter and half with 39 points in the first period and 80 by halftime.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of sluggishly

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The oil market has sold off during previous phases of the war on rumors of a possible settlement, only for the conflict to subsequently escalate and spike prices again.

— Spencer Kimball,Justina Lee, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
Their protest was said at the time to have caused roughly £10,000 in damage, primarily to the work’s frame, and the two activists subsequently received prison sentences.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of subsequently

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Doctors eventually discovered three tumors in Lennox's head — one in his gums, one behind his eye and another near the base of his brain.

— Sooji Nam, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
The album that would eventually become Nathan Williams’ tenth as Wavves was first announced this past summer, in the form of a collaborative project with Max Bemis of 2000s pop-punk relics Say Anything.

— Larry Fitzmaurice, Pitchfork, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of eventually

Adverb

Medics arrived soon thereafter and took the infant to the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center for more treatment.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Nov. 2026
After the initial buy, many others are also loving the eye cream enough to repurchase it thereafter.

— Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2026

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