1
as in leisurely
moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed
thus far progress on the project has been tardy
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2
as in delayed
not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time
explained that I was tardy because my car had broken down on the way to work
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Recent Examples of tardy
By the main course, most tardy guests have managed to arrive, but not all.
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Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
When Noble reopened after the pandemic abated, tardy rates soared, staff satisfaction plummeted, and violence on campus, previously rare, spiked.
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Steven F. Wilson,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
Teachers accepted tardy excuses from parents of students stuck in gas lines.
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Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
But unlike a premiere, live television doesn’t wait for the tardy A-lister to start.
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Lindsey Bahr,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for tardy
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
When Noble reopened after the pandemic abated, tardy rates soared, staff satisfaction plummeted, and violence on campus, previously rare, spiked.
—
Steven F. Wilson,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
Teachers accepted tardy excuses from parents of students stuck in gas lines.
—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
But unlike a premiere, live television doesn’t wait for the tardy A-lister to start.
—
Lindsey Bahr,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for tardy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tardy
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Mondays have $5 martinis, mules and margaritas, Fridays and Saturdays are for boogying upstairs and the patio at Metro is an any-day spot for a leisurely drink or three.
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That was when the lensman captured the social set at their leisurely and often strikingly dressed best.
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The impact is already being felt across various regions, from a delayed start to the Indian monsoon to a temporary halt to Peru’s fishing season.
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That meant a delayed return to full activities.
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There was no repeat of the slow start that cost him a spot last season.
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The house old-fashioned can be made with bourbon or gin and is a much slower sip.
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Court records show the lawsuit was filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court in late May, but it was not announced until Monday.
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The police department did not release additional information late Monday.
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Even when progress is made—like 2017’s commitment to allow American credit cards into China—Beijing is dilatory on execution.
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He can’t be blamed for the agency’s dilatory response to problems at the plant.
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Collection agencies frequently purchase delinquent debts for pennies on the dollar or work on commission for the original creditor.
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As if the sudden influx of orders weren't enough, Carmy also has to contend with feuding employees, a delinquent trainee, a distracted pastry chef, a dearth of giardiniera, and a dry Sharpie.
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The lagging percentage of women film directors last year is a clear sign that the industry is going backward, said Kirsten Schaffer, chief executive of WIF, which advocates for women in Hollywood.
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The United States typically experiences the lagging edge of Latin American displacement waves.
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The closer and title track serve as a belated mission statement, at once tonally busy and capaciously arranged, as if to make the frequency spectrum itself a character in the songs.
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The journey proves a belated act of self-discovery.
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“Tardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tardy. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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