Delayed recovery going sideways (9)
I believe the answer is:
laterally
'sideways' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'delayed recovery' is the wordplay.
'delayed' becomes 'late' (running late).
'recovery' becomes 'rally' (rally is a kind of recovery).
'late'+'rally'='LATERALLY'
'going' is the link.
This may not be correct. It may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for laterally that I've seen before include "Approaching the side" , "Sideways" .)