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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (1)

1. later than usual or than expected;
- Example: "the train arrived late"
- Example: "we awoke late"
- Example: "the children came late to school"
- Example: "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"
- Example: "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"
[syn: late, belatedly, tardily]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

belatedly
    adv 1: later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived
           late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to
           school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed
           the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"
           [syn: late, belatedly, tardily] [ant: ahead of
           time, early, too soon]