belatedness

English

Etymology

From belated +‎ -ness.

Noun

belatedness (usually uncountable, plural belatednesses)

The state or quality of being belated or of being too late.
Slowness; backwardness.

Synonyms

(quality of being belated): lateness, tardity; see also Thesaurus:lateness
(slowness): lentitude, lentor, retardation, sloth

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