BELATED


Meaning of BELATED in English

/ bɪˈleɪtɪd; NAmE / adjective

coming or happening late :

a belated birthday present

►  be·lated·ly adverb

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WORD ORIGIN

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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.