belated

VerbEdit

belated

1. simple past tense and past participle of belate

AdjectiveEdit

belated (comparative more belated, superlative most belated)

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

   Happy belated birthday!

   • 2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, BBC Sport:

     England manager Roy Hodgson instantly restored Rooney after a two-match suspension in place of Andy Carroll with orders to make a belated mark on the campaign after sitting out the draw against France and victory against Sweden.

SynonymsEdit

• tardy
• late
• overdue

Derived termsEdit

• belatedness

TranslationsEdit

AnagramsEdit

• bleated