belated
🇬🇧 UK/bi'leitid/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Coming or happening later than expected or the proper time.
迟来的,过期的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.belated apology迟到的道歉
- 2.belated wish迟到的祝愿
- 3.belated greeting迟到的问候
Example Sentences
- 1.
He offered a belated apology after years of silence.