belated

[ bih-ley-tid ]

/ bɪˈleɪ tɪd /

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adjective

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 obsolete; old-fashioned; out-of-date: a belated view of world politics.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.

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Origin of belated

First recorded in 1610–20; belate “to delay” (be- + late) + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM belated

be·lat·ed·ly, adverbbe·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 Online
A 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 Post
Of late years they are growing conscious of their own belatedness, and that touches a tender spot.
Our Southern Highlanders|Horace Kephart
This belatedness causes a jerky motion of the arm and imparts it to the hand.
Piano Playing|Josef Hofmann

The "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

belated

/ (bɪˈleɪtɪd) /

adjective

late or too latebelated greetings

Derived forms of belated

belatedly, adverbbelatedness, noun

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