| Belated 1. (imp. & p. p.) of Belate. 2. (a.) Delayed beyond the usual time; too late; overtaken by night; benighted. Thesaurus Entries antique, archaic, arrested, back, backward, behind time, behindhand, blocked, dated, delayed, delayed-action, detained, held up, hung up, in a bind, in abeyance, jammed, late, latish, moratory, never on time, obstructed, oldfangled, out of date, out-of-date, outdated, outmoded, overdue, passe, retarded, slow, stopped, tardy, unpunctual, unready, untimely |