1) After the event 2) After the fact 3) Behind 4) Could Delta be delayed 5) Delayed 6) Detained 7) Exclusively Saxon word 8) Exclusively Anglo word 9) Late 10) Like some birthday cards 11) Like some greeting cards 12) Not on time 13) Obsolete 14) Old-fashioned 15) Overdue 16) Tardy 17) Tardy getting into bed 1) Late 2) Overdue 3) Tardy 4) Unpunctual 
• (imp. & p. p.) of Belate • (a.) Delayed beyond the usual time; too late; overtaken by night; benighted.
Be·lat'ed adjective Delayed beyond the usual time; too late; overtaken by night; benighted. 'Some belated peasant.' Milton. -- 
[adj] - after the expected or usual time
late adjective after the expected or usual time; delayed; `a belated birthday card`; `I`m late for the plane`; `the train is late`; `tardy children are sent to the principal`; `always tardy in making dental appointments`
coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time: belated birthday greetings. · late, delayed, or detained: We started the meeting without the belated representative. · obsolete; old-fashioned; out-of-date: a belated view of world politics. · overtaken by darkness or night.