TARDILY Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

tardily

adverb

ˈtär-də-lē

Definition of tardily

as in late

after the due, usual, or proper time she submitted her scholarship application tardily, so she was not considered

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as in slowly

at a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected the money that I had lent him for the video games came tardily and only after I told him that if he didn't repay me, I was taking them back

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Recent Examples of tardily While Chanel, which last season shut out guests who arrived a couple of minutes late, started its show — gasp — tardily. — Thomas Adamson, ajc, 7 Mar. 2023

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Adverb

That need has helped to push the Nats to join the Miami Marlins, who started to employ the tactic in the majors late last season, and the Rockies, who hired the Marlins’ assistant pitching coach this winter.

— Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
With the clock ticking down on the final minutes of the game, the Baoding team was unable to stop the offensive push that placed the home team into a 1-0 lead late in the second half.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Definition of late

Adverb

Participants in the 2026 study ate approximately 30% more slowly when the salsa was spicier.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
The shower has earned a reputation for bright fireballs that move noticeably more slowly across the sky than the fast-moving Perseids.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of slowly

Adverb

Pettett is among a growing number of older adults embracing tattoos later in life.

— Rachel Brown Kirkland, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
Three minutes later, Son put away a volley after Carles Gil stopped a ball at the end line and whipped a cross into the center of the box.

— Kamran Nia July 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026

Definition of later

Adverb

What began as a weeklong music camp eventually turned into year-round educational programming, where students learn songwriting, music theory, recording and live performance before showcasing their work on the festival stage.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
In 1973, Austin expanded its section of I-35 through the central part of the city, which eventually included its now-infamous second deck of the highway.

— Mac Engel July 31, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026

Definition of eventually

Adverb

After the tension over Norris belatedly moving aside for Piastri in 2024, and the split strategies that left Piastri deflated and defeated last year, McLaren again had to deal with some needle between its drivers on Sunday.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Haaland, 25, belatedly responded to the actor after Holland, 30, revealed during a July 13 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that the soccer star ignored his Instagram DM.

— Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Definition of belatedly

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