tardy
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3.9
- adjective
- /ˈtɑːrdi/
:
impuntual
- One more tardy report or no-show, they told him, and he would be fired, no explanations asked.
- tardy to class
- tardy student
Examples
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Remember how much you would resent having students arrive tardy to class on the day of an important assembly performance.
Academic text (1993) -
In fact, he was tardy.
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You may take a seat after taking a tardy slip.
Fiction book (2001) -
I'd like you to focus on it for a minute or two minutes while the really tardy people come in.
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Behind Max, a handful of tardy passengers made a mad dash to board.
Fiction book (1992) -
Boys, move it or you're tardy.
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Whereas other countries have adjusted to the new economics-based order, Washington has been tardy.
Academic text (2010) -
Sorry I'm tardy, Professor.
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You're tardy.
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Despite the heavy rain, he arrived tardy for the meeting.
Synonyms
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1.0
Arriving after the usual or expected time
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2.7
Not done, paid, or returned by the expected time
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4.4
Happening or arriving later than expected
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3.2
Not happening when planned and running late
1
1.3
Slower than usual in development or learning
1
3.2
Not arriving or starting at the expected time
Being late for the agreed time instead of arriving or starting on time
Not arriving or happening on time
Late in doing something, especially in paying money you owe
Arriving much later than expected and making people angry
Antonyms
How Tardy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tardy comes from the Latin root tardus meaning 'slow' and the Old French word tard meaning 'late'. So to be tardy is to be 'slow' to arrive or to happen after the expected time.