as in lateness
the quality or state of being late
habitual tardiness will be recorded in your personnel file
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Recent Examples of tardiness
Daylight saving is associated with more traffic accidents, absenteeism, and tardiness, says Martin.
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Simmone Shah, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
For the second year in a row, the five open restrooms are mirrorless, a decision the school’s principal said is an attempt to reduce tardiness and distractions caused by students crowding around mirrors, putting on makeup and touching up their hair.
—Brittany Pierola Diaz, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
Cyber tardiness The compounding failures in PowerSchool's crisis self-author a cyber readiness agenda that executives, boards, investors, tech leaders and schools must address.
—Noah Barsky, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
That was enough tardiness to let a good chance slip away.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
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Simmone Shah, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
For the second year in a row, the five open restrooms are mirrorless, a decision the school’s principal said is an attempt to reduce tardiness and distractions caused by students crowding around mirrors, putting on makeup and touching up their hair.
—Brittany Pierola Diaz, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
Cyber tardiness The compounding failures in PowerSchool's crisis self-author a cyber readiness agenda that executives, boards, investors, tech leaders and schools must address.
—Noah Barsky, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
That was enough tardiness to let a good chance slip away.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tardiness
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“Tardiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tardiness. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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