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 Archaic.obsolete; old-fashioned; out-of-date.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

/ ɪˈɪɪ /

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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Other 51Թ Forms

  • belatedly adverb
  • belatedness noun
  • ˈٱԱ noun
  • ˈٱ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of belated1

First recorded in 1610–20; belate “to delay” ( be- + late ) + -ed 2
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The US's belated intervention made a big difference, but many other players pitched in.

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But most people will be there for the belated reunion of Lohan with Jamie Lee Curtis, a pairing that still throws off sparks.

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Ireland's Andrew Porter, who had been preferred to him, suffered a toe injury before the team departed, prompting a belated call-up.

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There has been speculation about whether the "notorious racer" duck incident was a belated April Fool's joke, but the police inspectorate said it is impossible to manipulate images on the radar system.

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The latter on Monday shared pictures from a belated birthday dinner and celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with photos of his children.

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