CEFR B2

belatedness

noun

Meaning

belatedness means the state or quality of being belated or of being too late. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses belatedness to mean the state or quality of being belated or of being too late.
The teacher asked students to find belatedness in the reading.

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belatedness (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses belatedness to mean the state or quality of being belated or of being too late.
The teacher asked students to find belatedness in the reading.
Check the words around belatedness to choose the right meaning.

How to Use belatedness

a/the belatedness (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a belatedness."
belatedness in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked belatedness in context before translating it."

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