After and Belated

After

After adjective - Being, occurring, or carried out at a time after something else.
Usage example: in after years the government set up a special fund for disabled veterans of the war

Belated and after are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Belated" instead an adjective "After".

Belated

Belated adjective - Not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time.

After and belated are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "After" instead an adjective "Belated".

Nearby Word: belatedly
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