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- [bih-ley-tid]
- /bɪˈleɪ tɪd/
- /bɪˈleɪ.tɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bih-ley-tid]
- /bɪˈleɪ tɪd/
Definitions of belatedly word
- adjective belatedly coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time: belated birthday greetings. 1
- adjective belatedly late, delayed, or detained: We started the meeting without the belated representative. 1
- adjective belatedly Archaic. obsolete; old-fashioned; out-of-date: a belated view of world politics. 1
- adjective belatedly Archaic. overtaken by darkness or night. 1
- adverb belatedly In a belated manner; tardily. 0
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Origin of belatedly
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
1610-20; belate to delay (be- + late) + -ed2
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Parts of speech for Belatedly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
belatedly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
belatedly usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for belatedly
adv belatedly
- slowly — in a slow manner; at a slow speed: Sauté the peppers slowly. I drove slowly back home.
- tardily — late; behind time; not on time: How tardy were you today?
- behind — If something is behind a thing or person, it is on the other side of them from you, or nearer their back rather than their front.
- behindhand — If someone is behindhand, they have been delayed or have made less progress in their work than they or other people think they should.
- behind time — late
Antonyms for belatedly
adv belatedly
- ahead of time — If you do something ahead of time, you do it before a particular event or before you need to, in order to be well prepared.
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