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
See All Example Sentences for belated
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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But was that context enough to justify devoting an entire episode — even a relatively compact 38-minute one — to it, this late in a season where the characters the audience is most invested in have now been in limbo for multiple chapters in a row?—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2025
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Xiaomi has been making affordable tablets that perform great for a while, and its latest tablets, the Xiaomi Pad 7 series, are the company's best slates yet.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 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
Adjective
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This delinquent account will then affect their credit score until the debt is paid.—
Bianca Rodríguez Rojas,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Feb. 2025
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Defaulting on federal student loans: This usually occurs after loans remain delinquent for 270 days.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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On-chain assets are, ultimately, financial instruments and the ecosystem is long overdue for crypto-specific audit and attestation standards.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Zoe Saldaña's Oscar glory was long overdue, according to her Avatar director James Cameron.—
Benjamin VanHoose,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Belated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belated. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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