Definitions for Belated
bɪˈleɪ tɪdbe·lat·ed

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. belated, late, tardyadjective

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.3 / 3 votes

1. belatedadjective

   Later in relation to the proper time something should have happened.

   Happy belated birthday!

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Belatedadjective

   Benighted; out of doors late at night.

   Etymology: from be and late.

   Fairy elves,
   Whose midnight revels, by a forest side,
   Or fountain, some belated peasant sees,
   Or dreams he sees. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. i. l. 781.

   Or near Fleetditch’s oozy brinks,
   Belated, seems on watch to lie. Jonathan Swift.

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1. belated

   Belated refers to something that is coming or happening later than usual or expected; delayed. It's typically used to express that an action was done after its appropriate or desired time.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Belated

   of Belate

2. Belatedadjective

   delayed beyond the usual time; too late; overtaken by night; benighted

Anagrams for Belated »

1. bleated

2. beadlet

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Belated in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Belated in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Belated in a Sentence

1. Patrick Auerbach:

   It is a sad legacy of wartime racism that some families may still not know that their deceased relatives once attended USC, and that they are now eligible to receive this belated honor. we can not go back and change what The University of Southern California did, but this is the least we can do to make right by some, some injustice is that we're done by the institution.

2. Jesus Dureza:

   This is what we have been waiting for, the leadership of the CPP/NPA/NDF announced through the media its belated but still strategic and awaited decision to also declare its own unilateral ceasefire.

3. Ali Miremadi:

   We are positioned for improvements in domestic consumption in Europe, particularly in countries such as Spain and Italy, which already show considerable signs of improvement, and also in France where valuations are low and there are early signs of a belated recognition of the need for reform.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Belated
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Belated
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Belated
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Belated