belated

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

TranslationsEdit

Derived termsEdit

• belatedness

VerbEdit

belated

1. simple past tense and past participle of belate

AnagramsEdit

• bleated