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Recent Examples of belated 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 The Setting Sun The death of Queen Elizabeth II marked, in a belated way, the demise of empire. Fintan O’Toole, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2023 But a belated, uninspiring improvement is an improvement nonetheless. Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2024 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. Patrick Frater, Variety, 23 June 2022 See All Example Sentences for belated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belated
Adjective
  • One fearless couple puts it to the test By Anonymous Read On Now Trending Sounds Fishy Skin’s latest savior?
    Emily Retter, Air Mail, 12 June 2025
  • Kurosawa will attend the New York premiere of his latest thriller Cloud as well as a screening of Serpent’s Path, his 2024 French-language remake of his own 1998 V-Cinema title.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
Adjective
  • Most importantly, try not to be tardy to the party.
    Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 10 June 2025
  • With the program, parents receive a text message notification if their child is tardy or absent.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Most of the public benefits charge pays for delinquent ratepayers, utility infrastructure upgrades, renewables and EV expansion and energy efficiency measures.
    David Alexander, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
  • Loan servicers began reporting delinquent accounts to credit bureaus in January 2025 and wage garnishments for borrowers who are more than 270 days late on payments are expected to resume soon.
    Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • Standardize Data Sharing Protocols A national framework on health data interoperability is overdue.
    Ted Ladd, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
  • In each case, Fitch’s criterion for declaring a supranational lender’s loan to be non-performing (six months overdue) has been met.
    Bright Simons, semafor.com, 9 June 2025

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“Belated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belated. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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