Late and Slowly

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.

Nearby Words: lately, lateness

Slowly

Slowly adverb - At a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected.

Late and slowly are semantically related in belatedly topic. Sometimes you can use "Late" instead an adverb "Slowly".

Nearby Words: slow, slowness

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.
  • Film / Up, Up and Away! 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.
  • Late in Tekkaman Blade, D-Boy finds that the Tekkaman transformation is slowly destroying his body.
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