Both Uses of
belated
in
The Magic Mountain
- But several days later, somewhere between the beginning and the middle of the month, things turned around again, and a belated summer burst upon them with absolutely astonishing splendor.†
Chpt 5.4 *
- And so he was not even certain whether she was still standing behind him, when after a considerable pause he belatedly answered in almost a whisper: "He's dead.†
Chpt 7.3
Definition:
after the expected or usual time