belatedly 1adverbdomain: all adverbsPrinceton WordNet [ver.3.1]EnglishDefinitionlater than usual or than expectedReport errorPath to highest hypernymMorphologySynset graphExamples1.I belatedly wished her a happy birthday2.notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline3.we awoke late4.the train arrived late5.the children came late to schoolSynonymslate 1later than usual or than expectedtardily 2later than usual or than expected