belatedly

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English

Etymology

belated +‎ -ly

Adverb

belatedly (comparative more belatedly, superlative most belatedly)

  1. In a belated manner; tardily
    • 2018 January 28, Dafydd Pritchard, “Cardiff City 1 - 1 Manchester City”, in BBC Sport[1]:
      Bennett was belatedly sent off for a second yellow card after fouling Brahim Diaz in added time but there was no shame in Cardiff losing to a City side who have enjoyed similar dominance over far superior teams this season.

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