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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
belated
adj
  1. after the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments"
    Synonym(s): belated, late, tardy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Belate \Be*late"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belated}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Belating}.]
      To retard or make too late. --Davenant.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Belated \Be*lat"ed\, a.
      Delayed beyond the usual time; too late; overtaken by night;
      benighted. [bd]Some belated peasant.[b8] --Milton. --
      {Be*lat"ed*ness}, n. --Milton.
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