as in delayed
not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time
the response was behindhand, just like everything else the company did
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Read All About It Hamas has released eight hostages, with 110 Palestinian prisoners and detainees set to be freed in latest stage of the Gaza ceasefire deal .—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC News,
30 Jan. 2025 -
Since their rollout in late 2020, extensive research and real-world data have demonstrated their effectiveness and safety.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Only three teams averaged fewer substitutions before the 75th minute than Hayes’ 2.0 per game, while her average time of making a change (74.1 minutes into a game) was tardier than the tournament average of 68.6.—
Jeff Rueter,
The Athletic,
11 Aug. 2024
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Learn more: Best credit cards of 2023 A loophole allowed banks to charge excessive late fees, regulators say Under the CARD Act, banks were supposed to charge late fees only to recover their costs in collecting the tardy payments.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2024
Adjective
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The developer stated in a court filing that the delinquent loan problem had been fixed.—
George Avalos,
The Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2025
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Loans are delinquent the day after a missed payment, and after 90 days your servicer will report the delinquency to the credit reporting agencies.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
3 Jan. 2025
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The Setting Sun The death of Queen Elizabeth II marked, in a belated way, the demise of empire.—
Fintan O’Toole,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Feb. 2023
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But a belated, uninspiring improvement is an improvement nonetheless.—
Andrew Cunningham,
Ars Technica,
2 Feb. 2024
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