belated
21belated — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. See lateness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. late, remiss, tardy, overdue; see late 1 , slow 3 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. tardy, overdue, late, delayed, past due. ANT.: timely, prompt IV… …
22belated — be·lat·ed || bɪ leɪtɪd adj. delayed, late, overduev. make too late …
23belated — adjective coming late or too late. Derivatives belatedly adverb belatedness noun Origin C17 (in the sense overtaken by darkness ): past participle of obs. belate delay …
24belated — a. 1. Delayed, retarded, hindered, made late. 2. Overtaken by night, out late in the night, overtaken by darkness, caught in or by the dark …
25belated — adj 1. tardy, late, behindhand, behind time, overdue; unpunctual, backward, slow. 2. delayed, detained, retarded; postponed, put off, deferred; adjourned, suspended, prorogued, remanded. 3. obsolete, out of date, archaic, behind the times, past,… …
26belated — be·lat·ed …
27belated — adjective Syn: late, overdue, behindhand, delayed, tardy, unpunctual Ant: early, punctual …
28belated — /bəˈleɪtəd / (say buh laytuhd), /bi / (say bee ) adjective coming or being late or too late. {be + lat(e) + ed1} –belatedly, adverb –belatedness, noun …
29belated — adj. 1 coming late or too late. 2 overtaken by darkness. Derivatives: belatedly adv. belatedness n. Etymology: past part. of obs. belate delay (as BE , LATE) …
30Belatedness — Belated Be*lat ed, a. Delayed beyond the usual time; too late; overtaken by night; benighted. Some belated peasant. Milton. {Be*lat ed*ness}, n. Milton. [1913 Webster] …
