Belatedly
Belatedly adverb - After the due, usual, or proper time.
Usage example: she belatedly realized that it had been her friend's birthday the day before
Eventually and belatedly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Eventually" instead an adverb "Belatedly".
Nearby Word: belated
Eventually
Eventually adverb - At a later time.
Belatedly and eventually are semantically related. You can use "Belatedly" instead an adverb "Eventually".
Nearby Words: eventual, eventuality
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- late and belatedly
- late and eventually
- later and belatedly
- later and eventually
- subsequently and belatedly
- subsequently and eventually
- behind and belatedly
- behind and eventually
- yet and belatedly
- yet and eventually
- at length and belatedly
- at length and eventually
- in the end and belatedly
- in the end and eventually
Both words in one sentence
- In The Dead Zone, protagonist Johnny's old girlfriend looks him up after he awakens from a years-long coma and eventually comes to visit him and belatedly consummates their relationship while her baby boy by her husband (met and married during Johnny's coma) naps in the other room.
Source: Good Adultery, Bad Adultery
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