1
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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2
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.
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Thomas Adamson,
ajc,
7 Mar. 2023
Albeit tardily, it has been punished.
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The Economist,
20 June 2020
Messer and Rokita tardily tried to remind voters that Braun was a former Democrat who had once (gasp!) voted for a gas-tax increase in the legislature.
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Ed Kilgore,
Daily Intelligencer,
9 May 2018
These fluttered tardily through the migratory funnel that is Cape May, N.J., their iconic orange-and-black patterns splashing against the muted green of pines frosted by the season's first chill.
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Joe Trezza,
Washington Post,
20 Jan. 2018
Thomas Adamson,
ajc,
7 Mar. 2023
Albeit tardily, it has been punished.
—
The Economist,
20 June 2020
Messer and Rokita tardily tried to remind voters that Braun was a former Democrat who had once (gasp!) voted for a gas-tax increase in the legislature.
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Ed Kilgore,
Daily Intelligencer,
9 May 2018
These fluttered tardily through the migratory funnel that is Cape May, N.J., their iconic orange-and-black patterns splashing against the muted green of pines frosted by the season's first chill.
—
Joe Trezza,
Washington Post,
20 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tardily
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Tracy had approached the team about a contract extension late in the 2005 season, a bold request considering the team’s record.
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An 18-year-old man was killed in a shooting late Tuesday night in Pittsburgh's East Hills neighborhood.
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Results arrive slowly, so patience matters more than most people expect.
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Production will need to be restarted – slowly, over several weeks – to ensure crude reservoirs don’t collapse, requiring re-drilling and substantial repairs.
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Family set to announce reward Weeks later, with no leads or arrests in the case, one theory is gaining traction with the victim's family.
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The family of Binh Pham, one of the crash victims who later died at University Hospital in Columbia, has hired Wendt Law Firm.
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Panama's Cristian Martínez managed to save the ball from going out of bounds with a slide at the corner in a play that eventually reached Michael Murillo.
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Arraez fouled a pitch off his right foot in the first inning, and after a third-inning single, he eventually got replaced in the fifth inning as Casey Schmitt moved from left field to second base.
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His future had been regularly discussed for 18 months before belatedly signing a new contract in April 2025 after fraught negotiations.
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That’s when Hilton renewed his earlier calls for Bianco to belatedly drop out of the race.
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“Tardily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tardily. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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