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What (who) is BELATEDLY - definition
belatedly
see belated
belated
a.
1.
Delayed, retarded, hindered, made late.
2.
Overtaken by night, out late in the night, overtaken by darkness, caught in or by the dark.
belated
A belated action happens later than it should have done. (FORMAL)
...the government's belated attempts to alleviate the plight of the poor.
...a belated birthday present.
ADJ
• belatedly
The leaders realized belatedly that the coup would be disastrous for everyone.
ADV: ADV with v
Examples of use of BELATEDLY
1. Fraud procedures were belatedly introduced in 2002.
2. Nigers struggle has belatedly galvanised international action.
3. The US has only belatedly focused on the police force.
4. Such brutal honesty is belatedly creeping through German politics.
5. Now, very belatedly, the spotlight has been turned on them.