Belatedly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

later than usual or than expected

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kænˈæɡliə/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐssˈɪtb/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐssˈɪtb/

4 syllables Say it as /kænˈæɡliə/.

Examples

the train arrived late
we awoke late
the children came late to school

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tardily late

Antonyms

early

Parts of Speech

adverb

later than usual or than expected

“the train arrived late”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verspätet

später als üblich oder als erwartet

🇫🇷French

tardivement

plus tard que d'habitude ou que prévu

🇪🇸Spanish

tardíamente

más tarde de lo habitual o de lo esperado

🇮🇹Italian

tardivamente

più tardi del solito o del previsto

🇳🇱Dutch

te laat

later dan normaal of verwacht

🇵🇹Portuguese

tardiamente

mais tarde do que o habitual ou do que o esperado

🇷🇺Russian

с опозданием

позже, чем обычно или чем ожидалось

India

🇮🇳Hindi

देर से ही सही

सामान्य से बाद में या अपेक्षा से अधिक

🇧🇩Bengali

বিলম্বিতভাবে

স্বাভাবিকের চেয়ে পরে বা প্রত্যাশিত

🇮🇳Tamil

தாமதமாக

வழக்கத்தை விட தாமதமாக அல்லது எதிர்பார்த்ததை விட

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆలస్యంగా

సాధారణం కంటే ఆలస్యంగా లేదా ఊహించిన దాని కంటే

🇮🇳Marathi

विलंबाने

नेहमीपेक्षा उशीरा किंवा अपेक्षेपेक्षा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિલંબથી

સામાન્ય કરતાં મોડું અથવા અપેક્ષા કરતાં

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಡವಾಗಿ

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯಕ್ಕಿಂತ ತಡವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆಗಿಂತ ನಂತರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വൈകി

പതിവിലും അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രതീക്ഷിച്ചതിലും വൈകി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੇਰ ਨਾਲ

ਆਮ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਂ ਉਮੀਦ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ

🇵🇰Urdu

تاخیر سے

معمول سے زیادہ یا توقع سے زیادہ دیر میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

迟来的

比平常晚或比预期晚

🇯🇵Japanese

遅ればせながら

いつもより遅れたり、予想より遅れたり

🇰🇷Korean

뒤늦게

평소보다 늦거나 예상보다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

muộn màng

muộn hơn bình thường hoặc hơn dự kiến

🇹🇭Thai

อย่างล่าช้า

ช้ากว่าปกติหรือเกินคาด

🇮🇩Indonesian

terlambat

lebih lambat dari biasanya atau dari yang diharapkan

🇵🇭Filipino

sa huli

mas huli kaysa sa karaniwan o kaysa sa inaasahan

🇲🇾Malay

terlewat

lewat daripada biasa atau daripada jangkaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متأخرا

في وقت لاحق من المعتاد أو مما كان متوقعا

🇮🇷Persian

با تاخیر

دیرتر از حد معمول یا بیش از حد انتظار

🇹🇷Turkish

gecikmeli olarak

normalden daha geç veya beklenenden daha geç

🇮🇱Hebrew

באיחור

מאוחר מהרגיל או מהצפוי

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