Late
Late adverb - After the due, usual, or proper time.
Usage example: she has a habit of arriving late for everything
Slowly and late are semantically related in belatedly topic. In some cases you can use "Slowly" instead an adverb "Late", when it comes to topics like at the last minute, dilatorily.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- That's why you usually stumble slowly out of bed but can jump out of it when you're late.
Source: Instant Waking Skills -
Late to the Party: Due to his age (he can fly but very slowly), Steel Condor arrives to the Big Bad's lair just after he is defeated.
Source: Film / Up, Up and Away! - Late in Tekkaman Blade, D-Boy finds that the Tekkaman transformation is slowly destroying his body.
Source: Dangerous Forbidden Technique
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Slowly and Late. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/late/slowly
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Slowly or Late. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/late/slowly.
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