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
After being tardy answering the client’s bar grievance, Terry refunded the $3,000.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
Per Charania, Williamson was tardy in arriving late to the team plane prior to a Thursday flight to Philadelphia.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
An 85-year-old couple in Spain was left by the Norwegian Viva after a rainstorm made their excursion tardy.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
Only three teams averaged fewer substitutions before the 75th minute than Hayes’ 2.0 per game, while her average time of making a change (74.1 minutes into a game) was tardier than the tournament average of 68.6.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
Per Charania, Williamson was tardy in arriving late to the team plane prior to a Thursday flight to Philadelphia.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
An 85-year-old couple in Spain was left by the Norwegian Viva after a rainstorm made their excursion tardy.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
Only three teams averaged fewer substitutions before the 75th minute than Hayes’ 2.0 per game, while her average time of making a change (74.1 minutes into a game) was tardier than the tournament average of 68.6.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tardy
Adjective
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The two even took a leisurely Sunday stroll around the course, savoring every moment.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Radium Performance View 4 Images Some electric skateboards are nice sedate things, designed for leisurely commutes on city sidewalks.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Samsung is neck and neck with Google, but its updates are often slower and more limited on older phones.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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The slowest builder finished before the one who overslept.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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But the prolific writer-director’s latest provides an illustration of how the genre became somewhat fossilized via formulaic writing and overexposure even before 1950s television began churning out Western content in bulk.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Their latest project is not firing researchers or pulling funds—although there’s still plenty of that going on.—
Brian Barrett,
Wired News,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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At the Washington Department of Ecology, the state’s primary Hanford watchdog, people have had to stretch their imaginations to accommodate Hanford’s dilatory progress, said Cheryl Whalen, the agency’s cleanup section manager.—
Valerie Brown,
Discover Magazine,
28 Sep. 2018
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He can’t be blamed for the agency’s dilatory response to problems at the plant.—
The Editorial Board,
WSJ,
25 May 2022
Adjective
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Even at the high end, Cooper believes this one-time expense could save money in the long run because every month a borrower stays delinquent, the government risks losing money in unpaid interest and eventual defaults.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Oakland’s largest hotel, the 500-room Oakland Marriott City Center at 1001 Broadway, went into default in February due to a delinquent $100 million loan.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2025
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The misguided focus on containment is a belated echo of the nuclear age, when the United States and others limited the spread of atomic bombs by restricting access to enriched uranium, by keeping an eye on what certain scientists were doing and by sending inspectors into labs and military bases.—
Zeynep Tufekci,
The Mercury News,
12 Feb. 2025
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At the time of the film’s release in theaters in October, both Crowe and Adria Petty talked with Variety about what the very belated re-release of the film after more than 40 years meant to them.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Tardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tardy. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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