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belated

adjective

be·​lat·​ed bi-ˈlā-təd How to pronounce belated (audio)
bē-
1
: delayed beyond the usual time
One of the men was belated and did not join us at all. William Pittenger
2
: existing or appearing past the normal or proper time
a belated birthday card
She received belated recognition for her work.
belatedly adverb
belatedness noun

Did you know?

Long ago, there was a verb belate, which meant "to make late." From the beginning, belate tended to mostly turn up in the form of its past participle, belated. Eventually, belate itself fell out of use, leaving behind belated as an adjective that preserved the original notion of delay. As you may have guessed, belate and its descendant belated derive from the adjective late; belate was formed by simply combining the prefix be- ("to cause to be") with late. Belated was also once used in the sense "overtaken by night," as in "belated travelers seeking lodging for the night." This sense was in fact the first meaning of the adjective, but it has since fallen into disuse.

Example Sentences

She received belated recognition for her scientific discovery.
Recent Examples on the Web The belated and awkward actions of the tech giant further damaged the company’s profile at time when China’s regulators were mounting a multi-pronged assault on the activities and business practices of the country’s leading tech firms. Patrick Frater, Variety, 23 June 2022 At the same time, they were hardly shocked at Ye’s belated attempt to seize control of the project. Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2022 Accounts of Tedros’s belated shift on China may be unlikely to win over his critics. Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2021 Nikole Hannah-Jones has rejected a contentious and belated offer of a tenured faculty p0sition at the University of North Carolina (UNC) and will join the faculty at Howard University instead. Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 6 July 2021 Nothing has reminded me of Russia quite so much as the Trump Administration’s belated effort to encourage Americans to vaccinate. Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2020 Then my friend Karen and her daughter Sophia stopped by to bring me a belated birthday present. Karina Bland, azcentral, 25 Mar. 2020 There’s nothing any of us want more than to be talking about the return of the NBA, the NHL and the belated startup of the MLB season in July. Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 11 May 2020 The third period sees him in prison, coming face-to-face again with his father who is also serving time, and embarking on a journey of belated self-discovery. Lovia Gyarkye, New York Times, 1 May 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

past participle of belate (to make late)

First Known Use

1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of belated was in 1670

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