Need another word that means the same as “belated”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “belated” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Belated” are: late, tardy, overdue, behindhand, behind time, behind schedule, delayed, running late, unpunctual
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “belated” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
behind schedule | Having the lower score or lagging position in a contest. |
behind time | Having the lower score or lagging position in a contest. |
behindhand | Unaware of recent events. Was behindhand with the rent. |
delayed | Not as far along as normal in development. |
late | Of a later stage in the development of a language or literature used especially of dead languages. Later medical science could have saved the child. |
overdue | (of a baby) not having been born by the expected time. She was overdue for some leave. |
running late | Moving or issuing in a stream. |
tardy | Slow in action or response; sluggish. This makes the car feel tardy in quick manoeuvres. |
unpunctual | Not punctual; after the appointed time. The trains into Tbilisi were notoriously unpunctual. |
adulthood | The state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity. Most of the larvae die although some survive to adulthood. |
afternoon | In the afternoon every afternoon. He spent a quiet afternoon in the park. |
april | The month following March and preceding May. |
back | Travel backward. Demetrius broke its back on the rocks in a force 11 gale. |
concomitant | Following or accompanying as a consequence. Concomitant with his obsession with dirt was a desire for order. |
doyen | A man who is the senior member of a group. He became the doyen of British physicists. |
emerging | Coming to maturity. Established and emerging artists. |
fifties | The decade from 1950 to 1959. |
freshly | Newly; recently. A freshly cleaned floor. |
future | Bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date. He was preparing for future employment opportunities. |
hitherto | Until now or until the point in time under discussion. Hitherto part of French West Africa Benin achieved independence in 1960. |
late | Later than usual or than expected. They won the game with a late goal. |
later | At a time in the near future; soon or afterwards. Later medical science could have saved the child. |
latest | Up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date. The very latest scientific discoveries. |
newly | Very recently. Newly raised objections. |
night | The darkness of night. Wasn t it a great night out. |
pluperfect | The pluperfect tense. He spoke with pluperfect precision. |
posthumous | Occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator. A posthumous daughter. |
presently | In the near future. There are presently 1 128 people on the waiting list. |
recent | Of the immediate past or just previous to the present time. Recent graduates. |
recently | In the recent past. He was in Paris recently. |
shortly | In a short time; soon. They received a letter shortly outlining the proposals. |
sluggish | Not active or brisk. A sluggish worker. |
sometime | At some unspecified or unknown time. The sometime editor of the paper. |
soon | Used to indicate one’s preference in a particular matter. I wish you d told me sooner. |
subsequent | (of a stream or valley) having a direction or character determined by the resistance to erosion of the underlying rock, and typically following the strike of the strata. Subsequent developments. |
tardy | Slow in action or response; sluggish. This makes the car feel tardy in quick manoeuvres. |
then | Used at the end of a sentence to emphasize an inference being drawn. The then president. |
thereafter | From that time on. Thereafter he never called again. |
timing | (in an internal combustion engine) the times when the valves open and close, and the time of the ignition spark, in relation to the movement of the piston in the cylinder. One of the secrets of cricket is good timing. |
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