belated
coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time: belated birthday greetings.
late, delayed, or detained: We started the meeting without the belated representative.
Archaic. obsolete; old-fashioned; out-of-date: a belated view of world politics.
Archaic. overtaken by darkness or night.
Origin of belated
1Other words from belated
- be·lat·ed·ly, adverb
- be·lat·ed·ness, noun
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How to use belated in a sentence
It’s a belated follow-up to an earlier study that looked at the effects of strength training on running economy, which is a measure of how much energy you require to sustain a given pace.
When to Stop Strength Training Before a Big Race | Alex Hutchinson | January 13, 2021 | Outside OnlineA few belated speeches from an Illinois senator could not now convince Southern Democrats otherwise.
Mitch McConnell has repeated Stephen A. Douglas’s biggest mistake | Lauren Haumesser | January 12, 2021 | Washington PostOf late years they are growing conscious of their own belatedness, and that touches a tender spot.
Our Southern Highlanders | Horace KephartThis belatedness causes a jerky motion of the arm and imparts it to the hand.
Piano Playing | Josef HofmannThe "belatedness" of your letter only made me fear that I had offended you.
The Letters of Ambrose Bierce | Ambrose Bierce
British Dictionary definitions for belated
/ (bɪˈleɪtɪd) /
late or too late: belated greetings
Derived forms of belated
- belatedly, adverb
- belatedness, noun
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