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belatedly

/bɪˈleɪtɪdli/ /biˈleɪtɪdli/

Meanings
adverb
In a belated manner; tardily

Examples :

"After everyone had finished their lunch, Sarah belatedly arrived at the school cafeteria. "
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Related Words

Illustration school

school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

Illustration after

after adjective

/ˈæf.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈæf.tɚ/

Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent

"The after-school program is a great way for kids to continue learning. "

Illustration arrived

arrived verb

/əˈɹaɪvd/

To reach; to get to a certain place.

"He arrived home for two days."

Illustration had

had verb

/hæd/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

Illustration their

their pronoun

/ðeər/

Belonging to or associated with the people or things previously mentioned or easily identified.

"They brought their books with them."

Illustration finished

finished verb

/ˈfɪnɪʃt/

To complete (something).

"Be sure to finish your homework before you go to bed!"

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration everyone

everyone pronoun

/ˈɛv.ɹi.wʌn/

Every person.

"Everyone in the class needs to bring their textbook to the first lecture. "

Illustration belated

belated verb

/bɪˈleɪtɪd/ /biˈleɪtɪd/

To retard; cause something to be late; delay; benight.

"The heavy rain belated the start of the school bus route this morning. "

Illustration lunch

lunch noun

/lʌnt͡ʃ/

A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.

"After school, I had a quick lunch of a sandwich and an apple. "

Illustration manner

manner noun

/ˈmænə/ /ˈmænɚ/

Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything

"My sister learned to write in a very careful manner. "

Illustration cafeteria

cafeteria noun

/ˌkæfəˈtɪriə/ /ˌkæfəˈtɪəriə/

A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat

"At lunchtime, students head to the cafeteria to get their food. "