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What does “belated” mean?

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Rebecca

'Belated' is an adjective meaning 'coming later than expected'. It can be used in a variety of different situations. Most of the time it can be used instead of 'late'. Ex: Happy belated birthday Jennie! Ex: Did you get my belated letter? Ex: Charles tried to give a belated apology.

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