Adjective
She was tardy to work.
They were tardy in filing the application.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
The audience is guided through the park (from near Spreckels Lake to Portals of the Past), following a perplexed and often indignant little Alice (a charming portrayal by Regina León in bloomers and pinafore) and the perpetually tardy White Rabbit (Britt Lauer).—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024 The chancellor’s office, the L.A.P.D. and an outside consultant hired to investigate the tardy response have all declined to discuss it, pending the outcome of an inquiry that could take weeks or months.—Serge F. Kovaleski, New York Times, 12 May 2024 On top of that fee, interest keeps building and consistently tardy consumers face the possibility of getting hit with sky-high penalty rates.—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2024 The money will be given to eligible families with children who are not tardy or absent more than once a week, the newspaper reported.—Danielle Jennings, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for tardy
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Word History
Etymology
Adjective
alteration of earlier tardif, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *tardivus, from Latin tardus
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