(transitive) To impede; cause something to be late; delay; benight.

simple past tense and past participle of belate

Later in relation to the proper time something should have happened. / Lacking education or sophistication.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of belate

present participle of belate

Said or written to a person after his or her birthday in order to convey the good wishes of the speaker or writer.

Uncommon form of happy belated birthday.

In a belated manner; tardily.

The state or quality of being belated or of being too late. / Slowness; backwardness.

plural of belatedness