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3 January, 03:40

Which word is closest in meaning to belated as it is used in this excerpt?

... one by one the noises in the street subsided, until the hurrying footsteps of the last belated straggler died away in the distance and left no sound behind.

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  1. 3 January, 03:54
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    The closest meaning is probably just "late" as in "Until the hurrying footsteps of the last late straggler died away."
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