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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BELA'TED, a. [be and lated.] Benighted; abroad late at night.
1. Too late for the hour appointed or intended; later than the proper time.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: after the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments" [syn: belated, late, tardy]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: past participle of belate (to make late) Date: 1670 1. delayed beyond the usual time 2. existing or appearing past the normal or proper time • belatedly adverb • belatedness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

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)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Belate Be*late", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belated; p. pr. & vb. n. Belating.] To retard or make too late. --Davenant.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

A belated action happens later than it should have done. (FORMAL) ...the government's belated attempts to alleviate the plight of the poor. ...a belated birthday present. ADJ • belatedly The leaders realized belatedly that the coup would be disastrous for everyone. ADV: ADV with v

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

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.

Moby Thesaurus

antique, archaic, arrested, back, backward, behind time, behindhand, blocked, dated, delayed, delayed-action, detained, held up, hung up, in a bind, in abeyance, jammed, late, latish, moratory, never on time, obstructed, oldfangled, out of date, out-of-date, outdated, outmoded, overdue, passe, retarded, slow, stopped, tardy, unpunctual, unready, untimely