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belated
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[bɪˈleɪtɪd], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- coming or happening later than should have been the case
(e.g: a belated apology)
Phrases:
Origin
:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘overtaken by darkness’): past participle of obsolete belate ‘delay’ (see be-, late)
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