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 obsolete; old-fashioned; out-of-date: a belated view of world politics.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
Words Nearby belated
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How to use belated in a sentence
I would very much like to talk to Ford about naming a plant, a building, or something after Joe Louis in a kind of belated act of reparations for this really horrendous file.
How Much Does Discrimination Hurt the Economy? (Ep. 480) | Stephen J. Dubner | October 28, 2021 | FreakonomicsSher led a staff of fewer than 40 lawyers and historians as they combed through decades-old documents in the United States and Europe in the pursuit of belated justice.
Neal M. Sher, leader of Justice Department’s Nazi-hunting unit, dies at 74 | Matt Schudel | October 8, 2021 | Washington PostShe submitted belated applications three times, she said — and hopes they will make it off the waiting list.
Some families of color remain wary of returning to classrooms as new school year begins | Donna St. George | September 1, 2021 | Washington PostEasily the biggest crowd-pleaser on this list, the belated-coming-of-age comedy “We Are Lady Parts” is also a triumph of representation — and a compelling illustration of how quickly online discourse about representation can get distorted.
Some of the belated boost is caused by increased supplies of coronavirus vaccines, which come at a crucial time for the Asia-Pacific region.
In the race between variants and vaccines, rich Asia-Pacific countries finally start their sprint | Michael E. Miller | June 4, 2021 | Washington Post
Marrero—who only reached “The Show” as a belated 39-year-old rookie—always did possess an odd sense of timing.
Havana Bids Adios to Conrado Marrero, MLB’s Oldest Player | Peter C. Bjarkman | April 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut could this invoking of the words of the Godfather of Soul be a belated effort to inflate these flat polling numbers?
Why Mitt Romney’s Use of James Brown Annoys Black Voters | Mansfield Frazier | August 31, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBut there is a belated wake-up among conservatives opposed to cannibalization.
Rick Santorum, the (belated) winner in Iowa, who had been battling Gingrich for that distinction, is the unambiguous loser.
Newt Gingrich Scores Major Upset in South Carolina Primary | Howard Kurtz | January 22, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSome belated scrutiny of the congressional record that later earned him big bucks.
They found a few belated sowars of the 3d Cavalry, who took refuge in a wood, and the artillery opened fire at the trees!
The Red Year | Louis TracyThe belated moon stole up from its lair, hovered above the sky-line, a gaudy orange sphere in the haze of smoke.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairEvery girl should have one girl's good time, and although mine is belated, it would be silly to let it pass.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThen a belated sense of fear came to her with the consciousness of victory, and she slipped into bed, cold to the bone.
Summer | Edith Whartonbelated young Tractarians who burn incense in their monastic bedrooms were no more common in Liverpool then than they are to-day.
Mushroom Town | Oliver Onions
British Dictionary definitions for belated
/ (bɪˈleɪtɪd) /
late or too late: belated greetings
Derived forms of belated
- belatedly, adverb
- belatedness, noun
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