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after the expected or usual time- That, perhaps, is a lesson for history, and I'll leave such decisions to Jack and his ilk while I try belatedly to study the lesson of my own life.Ralph Ellison -- Invisible Man
- I am merely giving you, if belatedly, what was rightfully yours all along.Khaled Hosseini -- A Thousand Splendid Suns
- At length he met a belated passenger, went up to him, and spoke a few words to him.Alexandre Dumas -- The Three Musketeers
- Belatedly, Eragon remembered Brom's warning that even the weakest elf could easily overpower a human.Christopher Paolini -- Eragon
- I last heard from him when he e-mailed my Web page wishing me a happy belated birthday.Jay Allison, et al. -- This I Believe II
- A belated man in business clothes, and in haste to catch a car, bounced against her shoulder.Stephen Crane -- Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
- Belatedly, Burnham had gotten his wish.Erik Larson -- The Devil in the White City
- And now, belatedly, Ben screams.John Green -- Paper Towns
- Belatedly, Mabel asked, "Is that Lindsey Wells?"John Green -- An Abundance of Katherines
- Sissy was so happy at being divorced so quickly that she sent him a silver-plated pickle dish as a belated wedding present.Betty Smith -- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
- From every side belated gnomes were rushing into it.C.S. Lewis -- The Silver Chair
- I should never have come to the hall, he realized belatedly.George R.R. Martin -- A Clash of Kings
- So I'm enjoying my belated halfway feast.Andy Weir -- The Martian
- Then they all departed for town to complete their belated shopping.Thomas Wolfe -- Look Homeward, Angel
- Behind Kile, Henri belatedly joined in the laughter.Kiera Cass -- The Heir
- We had brought his belated correspondence, and a lot of torn envelopes and open letters littered his bed.Joseph Conrad -- Heart of Darkness
- A little belatedly, I started to worry over where it might land.Homer Hickam -- October Sky
- Belatedly, she realized how much the sky had lightened.Rick Riordan -- The Blood of Olympus
- The gentleman who uttered the cries was evidently a belated Mormon.Jules Verne -- Around the World in 80 Days
- "Was it a success?" she asked as her husband settled down to a belated meal.Arthur C. Clarke -- Childhood's End