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 misguided focus on containment is a belated echo of the nuclear age, when the United States and others limited the spread of atomic bombs by restricting access to enriched uranium, by keeping an eye on what certain scientists were doing and by sending inspectors into labs and military bases.
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Zeynep Tufekci, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
At the time of the film’s release in theaters in October, both Crowe and Adria Petty talked with Variety about what the very belated re-release of the film after more than 40 years meant to them.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Feb. 2025
Please accept our belated apology.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2025
In April, Simpson shared some belated photos from her Easter celebrations with her family of five.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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Zeynep Tufekci, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
At the time of the film’s release in theaters in October, both Crowe and Adria Petty talked with Variety about what the very belated re-release of the film after more than 40 years meant to them.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Feb. 2025
Please accept our belated apology.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2025
In April, Simpson shared some belated photos from her Easter celebrations with her family of five.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belated
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How to Protect Your Luggage From Bed Bugs From delayed flights to lost luggage, travel is already anxiety-inducing enough without adding these pervasive pests to the mix.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Sep. 2025
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Sunday saw a delayed start and revamped schedule after a storm caused a shelter in place to be issued.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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His latest film is the drama Sentimental Value, about a father attempting to reconnect with his daughters, which Skarsgård starred in and executive produced.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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United’s midfielders, namely Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes, need to be switched on to the kind of late runs into the box that Phil Foden produced for Manchester City at the Etihad last month.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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McDaniel has said players have not been tardy to regular meetings involving coaches — something that was a problem last season.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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And speaking of interesting postgame tactics, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa called out teammates for not attending players-only meetings and for being generally tardy.—
Chris Bumbaca,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Bankruptcies, drunk driving charges, delinquent child support, foreclosures, nickel-and-dime car wrecks, suspicious slip-and-falls, dubious claims of disabilities — the stock-in- trade of a run-of-the-mill street lawyer whose law school dreams of riches had faded so dim they were almost gone.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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City officials contract with a secondary collection agency to pursue delinquent citations, and to send collection notices and make collections calls.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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But their appearance on any Dylan collection is long overdue.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2025
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Business hub has overdue property taxes Stacia Thompson is no longer the president and CEO of the Sherman Phoenix Foundation amid financial issues.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Belated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belated. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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