belatedly

[bih-ley-tid-lee]

adverb

1. after the customary, useful, or expected time.

   If a law shouldn't have been passed in the first place, it's no crime to belatedly reverse it.

   I received your letter last month, and I wanted to thank you, even if belatedly.

Word History and Origins

Origin of belatedly¹

belated ( def. ) + -ly

Related Words

• slowly