# belatedness

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The state or quality of being belated or of being too late.
2. Slowness; backwardness.

## Etymology
From belated + -ness.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/belatedness