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belatedly
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bih-
ley
-tid
]
be·lat·ed
/
bɪˈleɪ
tɪd
/
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ley
-tid
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adjective
1.
coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time:
belated birthday greetings.
2.
late, delayed, or detained:
We started the meeting without the belated representative.
3.
Archaic
.
obsolete; old-fashioned; out-of-date:
a belated view of world
politics
.
4.
Archaic
.
overtaken by darkness or night.
Origin:
1610–20;
belate
to delay (
be-
+
late
) +
-ed
2
Related forms
be·lat·ed·ly,
adverb
be·lat·ed·ness,
noun
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belated
(bɪˈleɪtɪd)
—
adj
late or too late:
belated greetings
be'latedly
—
adv
be'latedness
—
n
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