Belated and Erstwhile

Belated

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

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

Nearby Word: belatedly

Erstwhile

Erstwhile adjective - Having been such at some previous time.

Belated and erstwhile are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Belated" instead an adjective "Erstwhile".
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