as in delayed
not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time
a belated birthday card
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Recent Examples of belated
Accounts of Tedros’s belated shift on China may be unlikely to win over his critics.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belated
Adjective
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Hollywood’s latest attempt at rebooting Wolf Man certainly doesn’t lack for pedigree, between Blumhouse and writer-director Leigh Whannell, the duo behind 2020’s The Invisible Man, which was a surprise hit in earning north of $144 million globally.—
Pamela McClintock,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Jan. 2025
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Three players have played left tackle, and a fourth — D.J. Humphries, signed in late November — may get the nod Saturday over converted guard Joe Thuney.—
Mike Jones,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Only three teams averaged fewer substitutions before the 75th minute than Hayes’ 2.0 per game, while her average time of making a change (74.1 minutes into a game) was tardier than the tournament average of 68.6.—
Jeff Rueter,
The Athletic,
11 Aug. 2024
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Learn more: Best credit cards of 2023 A loophole allowed banks to charge excessive late fees, regulators say Under the CARD Act, banks were supposed to charge late fees only to recover their costs in collecting the tardy payments.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2024
Adjective
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The developer stated in a court filing that the delinquent loan problem had been fixed.—
George Avalos,
The Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2025
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Loans are delinquent the day after a missed payment, and after 90 days your servicer will report the delinquency to the credit reporting agencies.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
3 Jan. 2025
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The 2025 Super Bowl will be held at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, home to the New Orleans Saints — and the location is long overdue.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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Murthy’s warning is a needed and long overdue step toward helping Americans better understand the effects of even moderate drinking.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Belated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belated. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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