belated

/bɪlˈe‍ɪtɪd/

/bɪˈɫeɪtɪd/

[adjective]

belated

[ADJECTIVE]

after the expected or usual time; delayed

synonyms : late

tardy

Examples

1. That's a belated Valentine's gift.

2. In a very belated apology from Britain, their army helped Ethiopia kick out the Italians and restore the Solomonic monarchy.

3. Well, that is the belated poet's sense of what he's doing in relation to the precursor.

4. Alex Winter's Bill S. Preston, Esquire and Keanu Reeves' Ted Theodore Logan returned to the big screen for a belated third adventure in late summer, though the coronavirus pandemic meant it had an unusual theatrical release.

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