ALL meanings of belated
be·lat·ed
B b - adjective belated A belated action happens later than it should have done. 3
- adjective belated late or too late 3
- adjective belated late or too late; tardy 3
- adjective belated late, delayed 1
- adjective belated coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time: belated birthday greetings. 1
- adjective belated late, delayed, or detained: We started the meeting without the belated representative. 1
- adjective belated Archaic. obsolete; old-fashioned; out-of-date: a belated view of world politics. 1
- adjective belated Archaic. overtaken by darkness or night. 1
- verb belated simple past tense and past participle of belate. 0
- adjective belated Later in relation to the proper time something should have happened. 0