Something belated comes after the fact. If you are late to deliver a birthday greeting, then make it a "happy belated birthday" card.
Delayed beyond the usual time; too late; overtaken by night; benighted.
Adjective S.
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"
imp. & p. p.
of Belate
a.
Delayed beyond the usual time; too late; overtaken by
night; benighted.
Belated
Delayed beyond the usual time; too late; overtaken by night; benighted.
Usage Examples
The west has a great deal to answer for in the Middle East, from Britain's belated empire-building after the First World War to the US and British policy that condemns modern Iraq to the material and social squalor of a half-century ago.
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