belatedadjective
uk/bɪˈleɪ.tɪd/us/bɪˈleɪ.t̬ɪd/coming later than expected:
a belated apology
They did make a belated attempt to reduce the noise.
Belated birthday greetings!
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Late
- behind
- behindhand
- delayed
- door
- down to the wire idiom
- get on
- late
- late in the day idiom
- latecomer
- latest
- miss
- moment
- schedule
- shut/close the stable/barn door after the horse has bolted idiom
- tardy
- the eleventh hour idiom
- the last minute idiom
- time
- uncivilized
- wire
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belatedly
adverb uk/bɪˈleɪ.tɪd.li/us/bɪˈleɪ.t̬ɪd.li/