belated

Example Sentences

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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

Pace bowler Josh Tongue emerged with his reputation enhanced, while Jacob Bethell's coming-of-age century in the final Test was a belated silver lining.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

For Liverpool fans, that will be music to their ears and a belated Christmas gift.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

The young scientists’ expectation was that Swann would escort them around Europe, introducing them to his friends and acquaintances among the eminent figures of European science in a sort of belated and truncated Studienreise.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik