belated

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Harry Maguire posed a belated threat as England resorted to long balls in the closing stages against Japan at Wembley.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

A belated recusal would be better than no recusal.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

Mojica planned a belated coming out talk at dinner the night before; the discussion never happened.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

What is your biggest takeaway from the belated November report?

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

She spoke like an American, with the same expectations of fairness, even fairness belated and begrudged, that she took into medical school all those years ago.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates