BELATED


Meaning of BELATED in English

be ‧ lat ‧ ed /bɪˈleɪtəd, bɪˈleɪtɪd/ BrE AmE adjective

happening or arriving late:

a belated attempt to increase support

belated recognition/realization/acknowledgement

The statement was a belated acknowledgement that the project had not been a success.

a belated birthday present

—belatedly adverb

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THESAURUS

▪ late arriving or happening after the time that was expected or arranged:

Sorry I’m late.

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The bus was late.

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Spring seems to be very late this year.

▪ not on time not arriving or doing something at the time that was expected or arranged:

He never hands his homework in on time.

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If we don’t leave on time, we’ll miss the flight.

▪ overdue not done or happening by the expected time – used especially about payments that are late or library books that should have been returned:

Your rent is three weeks overdue.

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I had to pay a £3 fine on some overdue library books.

▪ be behind with something British English , be behind on something American English to be late in doing something that you have to do:

I can’t come out because I’m behind with my English essay.

▪ be held up to be made late for a meeting, appointment etc by something that happens, especially by bad traffic:

I was held up by a traffic jam.

▪ be delayed to be prevented from arriving, leaving, or happening at the expected time – often used about public transport:

The flight was delayed by bad weather.

▪ belated /bɪˈleɪtəd, bɪˈleɪtɪd/ given or done late – used especially about something that someone has forgotten or failed to do:

a belated birthday card

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I’m still hoping for a belated apology from him.

▪ tardy especially American English formal arriving or happening late:

a habitually tardy person

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a tardy decision

▪ be in arrears /əˈrɪəz $ əˈrɪrz/ formal to have not made one or more regular payments at the time when you should:

One in eight mortgage payers are in arrears.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.