Definition of "belatedly"

Bennett was belatedly sent off for a second yellow card after fouling Brahim Diaz in added time but there was no shame in Cardiff losing to a City side who have enjoyed similar dominance over far superior teams this season.

2018 January 28, Dafydd Pritchard, “Cardiff City 1 - 1 Manchester City”, in BBC Sport‎

However, the Japanese battleships and cruisers now come to Chikuma's aid, and, within ten minutes, the Roberts is knocked out of action, as the Japanese ships firing at her also belatedly switch to high explosive, and, within minutes of this change, several massive holes are blasted into her side and she begins to sink.

2019 February 27, Drachinifel, 30:32 from the start, in The Battle of Samar - Odds? What are those?‎, archived from the original on 3 November 2022

Storm Charlie had raged throught [sic] the night and was unleashing further gusts on the morning that RAIL was due to inspect a vegetation management project in Kent. Bit by bit, the train timetable unravelled. A trip beginning at Bradford-on-Avon belatedly reached Bath, but that turned out to be journey's end.

2020 June 3, Andrew Mourant, “A safer railway in a greener habitat”, in Rail, page 58