belatedness
Example Sentences
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The future seems brighter than the past, however absurd the belatedness.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2021
But he was conscious, too, of his own belatedness.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 7, 2021
Those assumptions were belied, obviously, by McCarthy’s success, the belatedness of his downfall, and the abuses of power that greater and lesser figures have managed to get away with since.
From Slate ● May 3, 2018
Rommel is all too aware of the belatedness of his efforts, and the fact that time is running out.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 31, 2017
"I am something suspicious of myself, and do take notice of a certain belatedness in me."
From Milton by Mark Pattison
