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We present detailed radio observations of the mid-infrared (MIR) tidal disruption event (TDE) WTP14adeqka. We detect rising radio emission starting ≍4 yr after the discovery of the MIR emission (and about 2 yr after its peak), peaking at ≍6.5 yr and declining thereafter, reminiscent of the delayed radio emission recently identified in optically discovered TDEs. The peak radio luminosity, νL<SUB>ν</SUB> ≍ 2 × 10<SUP>39</SUP> erg s<SUP>−1</SUP>, is comparable to the brightest radio emission in optical TDEs. Multifrequency radio observations at 8.9 and 9.7 yr reveal a nonrelativistic outflow with a mean expansion velocity of ≍0.022c (for an assumed launch at the time of disruption) and an energy of ≍10<SUP>49.8</SUP> erg, about an order of magnitude larger than in typical optical TDEs. More importantly, Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) observations at the same epochs directly resolve the radio source and reveal an increase in the major axis of a slightly elliptical Gaussian from 0.11 to 0.13 pc (with no apparent astrometric shift), corresponding to an expansion velocity of ≍0.049c, and a potentially delayed launch by about 2 yr. The VLBA size measurements rule out an off-axis jet launched at the time of disruption, which would be ≳pc on these timescales; the possibility of a delayed jet can be evaluated with future VLBA observations. We conclude that MIR TDEs can launch energetic, nonrelativistic outflows. Ongoing radio observations of the full MIR TDE sample will reveal whether this behavior is ubiquitous.