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belated 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Adjective
/biˈlātid/,
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Coming or happening later than should have been the case,
  1. Coming or happening later than should have been the case
    • - a belated apology
  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"
  2. (belatedly) late: later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"
  3. Later in relation to the proper time something should have happened
  4. (belatedly) In a belated manner; tardily
  5. (belatedness) The state or quality of being belated or of being too late; Slowness; backwardness
  6. (belate) To retard; cause something to be late; benight