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belated

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be·lat·ed  (b-ltd)
adj.
Having been delayed; done or sent too late: a belated birthday card.

[be- + lated.]

be·lated·ly adv.
be·lated·ness n.

belated [bɪˈleɪtɪd]
adj
late or too late belated greetings
belatedly  adv
belatedness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.belated - 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"
unpunctual - not punctual; after the appointed time

belated
adjective late, delayed, overdue, late in the day, tardy, behind time, unpunctual, behindhand a belated birthday present
Translations
belated [bɪˈleɪtɪd] ADJtardío, atrasado

belated [bɪˈleɪtɪd] adj [thanks, welcome, return] → tardif/ive

belated
adj, belatedly
advverspätet

belated [bɪˈleɪtɪd] adjin ritardo
his belated arrival → il suo ritardo
belated [bɪˈleɪtɪd] adjin ritardo
his belated arrival → il suo ritardo

belated
adj belated [biˈleitid]
happening etc, late or too late a belated birthday card; belated thanks. laat, vertraag مُتَأخّر закъснял opožděný forsinket verspätet αργοπορημένος con retraso, atrasado hilinenud دیر؛ عقب افتاده myöhästynyt en retard מְאֻחָר @@@מְאוּחָר$$$ विलम्बित zakašnjelo megkésett terlambat tafinn; sem kemur of seint tardivo 遅ればせの 뒤늦은 pavėluotas nokavējies; novēlojies terlewat verlaat forsinket; for seint spóźniony tardio întârziat; cu întârziere запоздалый oneskorený zapoznel zakasneo försenad, senkommen ล่าช้า gecikmiş, geç kalmış 延誤的,遲來的 запізнілий, пізній تاخیر سے ، دیر سے đến muộn
adv beˈlatedly
te laat, na die maal بِتَأَخُّر عن الوَقْت закъсняло opožděně forsinket verspätet αργοπορημένα con retraso hilinenult باتعویق؛ دیر myöhästyneesti un peu tard בְּאִחוּר @@@בְּאִיחוּר$$$ विलम्बित ढंग से zakašnjelo késve terlambat dálítið of seint tardivamente 遅ればせに 뒤늦게 pavėluotai ar nokavēšanos / novēlošanos dengan terlewat te laat for seint z opóźnieniem tardiamente mai/prea târziu запоздало oneskorene malce pozno zakasnelo försenat, senkommet อย่างล่าช้า gecikerek, sonradan 延誤地 пізно, з запізненням تاخیر کے ساتھ muộn


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Belated, and not innocently, one bitter winter's midnight, on the road running between two country towns, the blacksmith half-stupidly felt the deadly numbness stealing over him, and sought refuge in a leaning, dilapidated barn.
His opinions were always impersonal; and now as their manner rather than their make has been slightly tempered, it may surprise the belated reader to learn that it was the belief of one English critic that their author had "placed himself beyond the pale of decency" by them.
But the door had opened more than ten times, and each time it was either a belated guest or guests, who joined the circle of the invited on the right, or a spectator, who had eluded or softened the police officer, and went to join the crowd of outsiders on the left.
 
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