What does belatedly mean?

belatedly means "later than usual or than expected".

How many syllables are in belatedly?

belatedly has 4 syllables: be-la-ted-ly. The stress falls on "la". In IPA it is /bɪˈleɪtədli/.

What is another word for belatedly?

Close synonyms include late, tardily. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is belatedly a common word?

belatedly is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Belatedly — meaning, pronunciation and syllables

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

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”
Synonymslate tardily

Questions about belatedly

What does belatedly mean?: belatedly means "later than usual or than expected".
How many syllables are in belatedly?: belatedly has 4 syllables: be-la-ted-ly. The stress falls on "la". In IPA it is /bɪˈleɪtədli/.
What is another word for belatedly?: Close synonyms include late, tardily. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is belatedly a common word?: belatedly is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for belatedly come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

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”
Synonymslate tardily

Questions about belatedly

What does belatedly mean?: belatedly means "later than usual or than expected".
How many syllables are in belatedly?: belatedly has 4 syllables: be-la-ted-ly. The stress falls on "la". In IPA it is /bɪˈleɪtədli/.
What is another word for belatedly?: Close synonyms include late, tardily. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is belatedly a common word?: belatedly is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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