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| Main Entry: | belatedly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | late |
| Synonyms: | behind, behindhand, slowly, tardily, behind time, dilatorily |
| Main Entry: | late |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | at the last minute |
| Synonyms: | backward, behind, slowly, behind time, behindhand, belatedly, dilatorily, tardily, unpunctual |
| Antonyms: | early, on time, punctually |
| Main Entry: | finally |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in the end; after period of time |
| Synonyms: | already, eventually, in conclusion, lastly, someday, sometime, sooner or later*, subsequently, ultimately, yet, after a while, after all, as a sequel, at last, at length, at long last, at the end, at the last moment, belatedly, despite delay, in spite of all, in the eleventh hour, in the long run, tardily |
| Notes: | finally is used when the item being introduced figures as part of a process or development; lastly should be used when the item introduced counts as part of a list |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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