I was going to get back to ... after I thought about it, but I waited too long and now it's too late.
この場合、次のように言うと自然な感じで良いでしょう。
ーI was going to get back to ... after I thought about it, but I waited too long and now it's too late.
「考えてから…さんに返信しようとしたが、時間を取りすぎてタイミングを逃した」
I waited too long and now it's too late.「時間を取りすぎて今更遅すぎる」=「タイミングを逃す」と表現できます。
to get back to ... で「…に返事をする・返信する」
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