The Collaborative International Dictionary
Belatedness
Belated \Be*lat"ed\, a.
Delayed beyond the usual time; too late; overtaken by night;
benighted. ``Some belated peasant.''
--Milton. --
Be*lat"ed*ness, n.
--Milton.
Wiktionary
belatedness
n. 1 The state or quality of being belated or of being too late. 2 slowness; backwardness.
Usage examples of "belatedness".
Fillmore told himself that his feeling of belatedness, of having failed to grasp an opportunity, was no mere sense of guilt at the way he had dismissed her when he had been in a position to return her many political and personal favors.
No Western writer shows less consciousness of belatedness than Shakespeare, yet his true precursor is not Marlowe but the Bible.
Please accept my condolences and my apology for the belatedness with which they are offered.