[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

belated \belat"ed\, a.
   delayed beyond the usual time; too late; overtaken by night;
   benighted. "some belated peasant." --milton. --
   belat"edness, n. --milton.
   1913 webster
see also:
belat"edness 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

belate \belate"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. belated; p. pr.  vb.
   n. belating.
   to retard or make too late. --davenant.
   1913 webster
see also:
belated belating 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

belated
     adj : 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" syn: late,
            tardy
see also:
late tardy 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

36 moby thesaurus words for "belated":
   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   moratory, never on time, obstructed, oldfangled, out of date,
   out-of-date, outdated, outmoded, overdue, passe, retarded, slow,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

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