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
The belated and awkward actions of the tech giant further damaged the company’s profile at time when China’s regulators were mounting a multi-pronged assault on the activities and business practices of the country’s leading tech firms.
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Patrick Frater, Variety, 23 June 2022
At the same time, they were hardly shocked at Ye’s belated attempt to seize control of the project.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2022
Accounts of Tedros’s belated shift on China may be unlikely to win over his critics.
—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
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Patrick Frater, Variety, 23 June 2022
At the same time, they were hardly shocked at Ye’s belated attempt to seize control of the project.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2022
Accounts of Tedros’s belated shift on China may be unlikely to win over his critics.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belated
Adjective
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The expectant mom announced her pregnancy during her late husband and brother-in-law Matthew's memorial service back in September.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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The East should also warm to above normal early to mid week, before cooling off again back to normal (or slightly below) late week, according to the Weather Prediction Center.—
Doyle Rice,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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If a filer forgoes an extension and files late, the person risks additional fees for the tardy submission.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Ukraine’s tardy recruitment of convicts has produced a small fraction of fighters who had enlisted from Russian prisons.—
Anatoly Kurmanaev,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Specifically, Werfel announced that the IRS had successfully pursued 175 delinquent tax cases for millionaires, generating $38 million in recoveries—a few months later, the agency noted that the compliance effort had generated more than $1 billion in collections.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
12 Feb. 2025
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Five and a half pages in the Jordan Independent included the delinquent tax notice for Scott County for 1994.—
Bernice Hoffman,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Others are concerned that a market priced for perfection has overlooked some glaring warning signs and is overdue for a pullback.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2025
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Mullen meets with a potential ghostwriter sent hopefully to help with his overdue memoir.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Belated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belated. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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