Belated
[bɪ'leɪtɪd] or [bɪ'letɪd]
Definition
(adj.) 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' .
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Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Belate
(a.) Delayed beyond the usual time; too late; overtaken by night; benighted.
Edited by Hattie
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Retarded, hindered, made late.
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Examples
- On December 29th, 1916, the monk Rasputin was murdered at a dinner-party in Petrograd, and a belated attempt was made to put the Tsardom in order. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Holmes made no further allusion to the matter that day, though he sat lost in thought for a long time after our belated dinner. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- It might, therefore, be natural to ask how far Edison or his companies have benefited pecuniarily by reason of the many belated victories they have scored in the courts. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Slow and belated judgments are sometimes the best judgments. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But at this point one or two belated passengers from the last station forced their way into the carriage, and Lily had to retreat to her seat. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- It was a party of belated hunters returning from the north, and among them they half led, half carried a struggling animal. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
Checker: Thomas