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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Belate

/bĭl-āt'/ · Be·late · IPA /bɪˈleɪt/
01 v. t. To retard or make too late.
imp. & p. p. Belated; p. pr. & vb. n. Belating
  1. 1.
    To retard or make too late.