tardy

tardy

adjective

Definition of TARDY

1

moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed <thus far progress on the project has been tardy>

Synonyms crawling, creeping, dallying, dawdling, dilatory, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, lagging, languid, leisurely, poking, poky (or pokey), sluggish, snaillike, snail-paced, tardy, unhurried

Related Words deliberate, measured; inactive, inert, lethargic, loafing, lounging; lingering, loitering, tarrying; ambling, heavy-footed, inching, plodding, shuffling, slow-footed; strolling; decelerating, slowing; filibustering, procrastinating, stalling

Near Antonyms expeditious, prompt, ready; accelerated, hastened, quickened; hurried, rushed

Antonyms barreling, bolting, breakneck, breathless, brisk, careering, dizzy, fast, fleet, flying, hasty, hurrying, lightning, meteoric, quick, racing, rapid, rocketing, running, rushing, scooting, scudding, scurrying, snappy, speeding, speedy, swift, warp-speed, whirling, whirlwind, whisking, zipping

2

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>

Synonyms behind, behindhand, belated, delinquent, latish, overdue, tardy

Related Words delayed, detained, postponed; dallying, dawdling, dilatory, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, lagging, poky (or pokey), slow, sluggish, unhurried

Near Antonyms opportune, seasonable, timely; prompt, punctual

Antonyms early, inopportune, precocious, premature, unseasonable, untimely