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belated

[ bih-ley-tid ]

adjective

  1. coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time:

    belated birthday greetings.

  2. late, delayed, or detained:

    We started the meeting without the belated representative.

  3. Archaic. obsolete; old-fashioned; out-of-date:

    a belated view of world politics.

  4. Archaic. overtaken by darkness or night.


belated

/ bɪˈleɪtɪd /

adjective

  1. late or too late

    belated greetings

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • beˈlatedness, noun
  • beˈlatedly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • be·lat·ed·ly adverb
  • be·lat·ed·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of belated1

First recorded in 1610–20; belate “to delay” ( be- + late ) + -ed 2

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