Belated
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early 17th century (in the sense ‘overtaken by darkness’): past participle of obsolete belate ‘delay’ (see be-, late).
etymonline
belated (adj.)
1610s, "overtaken by night" from staying too late or being delayed, past-participle adjective from belate "to make late, detain," from be- + late. Sense of "coming past due, behind date" is from 1660s. Related: Belatedly; belatedness.
