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belated
be·lat·ed [ bi láytəd ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
late: occurring after the appropriate or expected time, especially too late to be effective or useful
[Early 17th century. <belate "make late, delay"]

be·lat·ed·ly adverb
be·lat·ed·ness noun
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