Belated - English meaning

bɪˈleɪ.tɪd

Belated – definitions in English dictionary

adjective
Coming or happening later than should have been the case.
Usage examples:
A belated apology
Synonims:
LateOverdueBehindhandBehind timeNot on timeBehind scheduleDelayedRunning lateTardyUnpunctual

adjective
Coming later than expected
Usage examples:
He did make a belated attempt to apologize.

Belated translation into English

Belated: translate from English into Chinese

迟到的, 迟到, 迟迟

Belated: translate from English into Dutch

Laat, Achteraankomend

Belated: translate from English into French

Tardif

Belated: translate from English into German

Verspätet, Spät, Nachträglich

Belated: translate from English into Hindi

विलंबित, विलम्बित, देर में आया हुआ

Belated: translate from English into Italian

Tardivo, Tardo

Belated: translate from English into Korean

때늦은, 늦어진, 길이 저문, 시대에 뒤진

Belated: translate from English into Russian

Запоздалый, Поздний, Задержавшийся, Застигнутый ночью, Застигнутый темнотой

Belated: translate from English into Spanish

Tardío, Retrasado, Atrasado, Demorado

Word origin

early 17th century (in the sense ‘overtaken by darkness’): past participle of obsolete belate ‘delay’ (see be-, late).

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Belated synonims

behindhand

bɪˈhaɪnd.hænd

adjective
Late or slow in doing something.
Usage examples:
The yoruba have not been behindhand in economic activity

adverb
Late in doing something or slower doing something than expected
Usage examples:
I worked late last night because i was behindhand with my accounts.

Behindhand - all meanings in English

delayed

dɪˈleɪd

verb
Make (someone or something) late or slow.
Usage examples:
The train was delayed

noun
A period of time by which something is late or postponed.
Usage examples:
A two-hour delay

adjective
Happening at a later time than expected or intended
Usage examples:
Officials said that the reason for the large number of delayed flights was the bad weather conditio…

Delayed - all meanings in English

late

adjective
Doing something or taking place after the expected, proper, or usual time.
Usage examples:
His late arrival

adverb
After the expected, proper, or usual time.
Usage examples:
She arrived late

Late - all meanings in English

overdue

adjective
Not having arrived, happened, or been done by the expected time.
Usage examples:
The rent was nearly three months overdue

Overdue - all meanings in English

tardy

adjective
Delaying or delayed beyond the right or expected time; late.
Usage examples:
Please forgive this tardy reply

adjective
Late in happening or arriving
Usage examples:
A tardy payment/delivery, you were tardy for school twice in the last week.

Tardy - all meanings in English

unpunctual

adjective
Not happening or doing something at the agreed or proper time.
Usage examples:
The trains into tbilisi were notoriously unpunctual

adjective
Not arriving, doing something, or happening at the expected or correct time
Usage examples:
The trains were notoriously unpunctual., they say he is disorganized, unpunctual, and incompetent.

Unpunctual - all meanings in English

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