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after the expected or usual time

I am merely giving you, if belatedly, what was rightfully yours all along.
Khaled Hosseini -- A Thousand Splendid Suns

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
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
And now, belatedly, Ben screams.
John Green -- Paper Towns
Belatedly, Burnham had gotten his wish.
Erik Larson -- The Devil in the White City
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

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