belatedly
adverb
uk/bɪˈleɪ.tɪd.li/us/bɪˈleɪ.t̬ɪd.li/in a way that comeslaterthanexpected:
延误地，来迟地Bothdriversbelatedlyrealizedthey were on acollisionpathbut wereunabletostoptheirtrains.两位司机都很晚才意识到他们将要撞车，但却无法让火车停下来。
Thegolfindustrybelatedlyinitiatedeffortsto make thegamemore child- and woman-friendly.高尔夫产业很晚才开始做出努力，使这项运动对儿童和妇女友好一些。
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belated
- Belatedly, Irealizedthat a lot ofpeoplein thehousewereforeigners.
- Steichen was belatedlyrecognizedas thefoundingfatherofmodernfashionphotography.
- Thetechgiantonly belatedlyrealizedtheimportanceofcourtingpoliticians.
- Thecompanybelatedlylaunchedane-commerceventure.
Early
- ahead
- ahead of
- be up with the larkidiom
- better
- better late than neveridiom
- early
- early bird
- get ahead ofyourselfidiom
- good
- ill-timed
- in good timeidiom
- mistime
- postdate
- premature
- prematurely
- prepone
- schedule
- short
- the early bird catches the wormidiom
- turn into a pumpkinidiom