Meanings of somewhat belated in English

When Harry Herndon and I went to the wars we were somewhat belated.

How does this somewhat belated loyalty of Leonato act upon our sympathy with him?

His artlessness was boyish, and so were his acuteness and his transparent but somewhat belated good-sense.

Later, human Lars Buttler would pop into the call as a somewhat belated reveal, after speculation had ceased.

This information seemed somewhat belated.

At 8:23 and twenty seconds, King Lotharon made his somewhat belated entrance to the dinner.

Here is a dispatch somewhat belated in transmission stating Mr. Root's ideas as to amendments which should be made to the Covenant.

Why, Nell, to look at you, I thought it could be nothing else than my somewhat belated appointment to the United States Supreme Court.

The BBC decision to commission research into its portrayal of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people is a welcome, if somewhat belated, initiative.

The hugely exciting Caravaggio makes a somewhat belated start to his three year old career when Naas hosts its Royal Ascot Trials fixture on Sunday.

And here, though it may seem somewhat belated, we must offer an apology for the use of the terms "ghost" and "ghost story."