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[ bih-ley-tid ] / bɪˈleɪ tɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR belated ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecoming 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 obsolete; old-fashioned; out-of-date: a belated view of world politics.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 belated1610–20; belate to delay (be- + late) + -ed2 OTHER WORDS FROM belatedbe·lat·ed·ly, adverbbe·lat·ed·ness, nounWords nearby belatedbélandre, Bel and the Dragon, Belarus, Belarussian, Belasco, belated, Belau, belaud, Belaúnde, belay, Belaya Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for belatedMarrero—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|DAILY BEAST But 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|DAILY BEAST But there is a belated wake-up among conservatives opposed to cannibalization. Will Dick Lugar Be The RINO-Hunters’ Latest Trophy?|John Avlon|May 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST 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|DAILY BEAST
Some belated scrutiny of the congressional record that later earned him big bucks. Press Hits Santorum As Wheeler-Dealer|Howard Kurtz|January 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST It's most likely a belated swagger, or else somebody who is playing us a trick. Station Amusements|Lady Barker Still another of these belated prophets was, of all men, Thomas Carlyle. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom|Andrew Dickson White In a picture view Ralph could see some belated locomotive breasting the drifts of lonely gully and curve. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher|Allen Chapman Some of his frequent despatches certainly reached their destination; but, going by circuitous routes, they were belated. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane Then, a few days later, he suddenly emerged brilliantly radiant in the hectic glow of his belated midsummer madness. Heart of the West|O. Henry
British Dictionary definitions for belated
adjectivelate or too latebelated greetings Derived forms of belatedbelatedly, adverbbelatedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to belatedoverdue, tardy, delayed, remiss, behindhand, behind time, unpunctual |