Joe belatedly turned in his late assignment upon learning that he couldn't take the final without it submitted.
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Belatedly
Synonyms for "belatedly" (10 found)
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Adverb(2 words)
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11 translations across 6 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 姍姍來遲地 /姗姗来迟地 adv (in a belated manner)
- 姗姗来迟 adv (in a belated manner)
Finnish
1 entries- myöhässä adv (in a belated manner)
French
3 entries- avec du retard adv (in a belated manner)
- en retard adv (in a belated manner)
- tardivement adv (in a belated manner)
Italian
1 entries- tardivamente adv (in a belated manner)
Polish
1 entries- poniewczasie adv (in a belated manner)
Spanish
3 entries- atrasadamente adv (in a belated manner)
- con retraso adv (in a belated manner)
- tardíamente adv (in a belated manner)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
I would like to belatedly wish you a happy birthday.
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I wanted to congratulate you, albeit belatedly, on passing your exam.
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Nietzsche, belatedly discovered by a world beset by terrors too great for it and mysteries too profound, becomes almost respectable, nay, almost Episcopalian!
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