Can I say this?
A: Which one do you think I should buy? (Showing 2 pics)
B: Why? You already bought the first one.
A: Just belated asking.

Can I say "Just belated asking"? If not, what should I say instead to mean asking about things that already happened?

Question

Can I say this?
A: Which one do you think I should buy? (Showing 2 pics)
B: Why? You already bought the first one.
A: Just belated asking.

Can I say "Just belated asking"? If not, what should I say instead to mean asking about things that already happened?

Answer

If you want to use the word "belated," you'd say "Just asking belatedly."
However, this sounds unnatural - most native speakers would not use "belatedly" in this context.

Are you making this conversation up?
If I was actually having this conversation, I'd say something like:

A: Which one do you think I should buy? (Showing 2 pics)
B: Why? You already bought the first one.
A: You're right, I did already buy the first one, but I'm just curious about your opinion.

Answer

Well, I think that is OK.

Answer

I suppose you should put an adverb, not an adjective here in this context. I would say "belatedly".

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