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BELATED
belated, late, tardy
(adjective) after the expected or usual time; delayed; “a belated birthday card”; “I’m late for the plane”; “the train is late”; “tardy children are sent to the principal”; “always tardy in making dental appointments”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
belated
simple past tense and past participle of belate
Adjective
belated (comparative more belated, superlative most belated)
Later in relation to the proper time something should have happened.
Synonyms
• tardy
• late
• overdue
Anagrams
• beadlet, bleated, debleat
Source: Wiktionary
Be*lat"ed, a.
Definition: Delayed beyond the usual time; too late; overtaken by night; benighted. "Some belated peasant." Milton.
– Be*lat"ed*ness, n. Milton.
BELATE
Be*late", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belated; p. pr. & vb. n. Belating.]
Definition: To retard or make too late. Davenant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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