How to Use tardy in a Sentence

tardy

adjective

• She was tardy to work.
• They were tardy in filing the application.
• Walked out of the gate but ran with purpose after the tardy start.
  — Star Tribune, 30 June 2021
• Reyes not only was slow in the field and on the bases, but his bat looked heavy and tardy.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 9 Aug. 2022
• By the main course, most tardy guests have managed to arrive, but not all.
  — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 4 May 2026
• This tardy approach to the line scrimmage was not an issue a year ago.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 22 Sep. 2019
• Plans to reopen have been hampered by a tardy vaccine roll-out.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2021
• Rickard attempted to ambush Miller but was tardy against the heat.
  — Dennis Manoloff, cleveland.com, 25 June 2017
• Some are constantly tardy, and others never have enough of the stuff.
  — Sarah Schutte, National Review, 13 Feb. 2022
• When students are late because of busing issues, they are marked tardy.
  — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 18 Nov. 2022
• People were less tardy with their taxes, for instance, when they were shown that most of their neighbors paid on time.
  — Sarah Stillman, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017
• But that, too, was delayed a week at one point while workers waited for a tardy steel delivery.
  — John Tuohy, Indianapolis Star, 30 May 2018
• At one point, the sisters filed at least six separate lawsuits at the same time in a bid to recoup tardy fees.
  — Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2019
• As his costars got off the bus, Corden reluctantly agreed to give the tour again for the tardy star.
  — Katherine Schaffstall, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Apr. 2018
• Its potential new owners think its tardy bell could ring again as soon as 2021.
  — Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2019
• The throw was tardy, turning a man-on-third, one-out situation into a two-on, no-out mess.
  — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Apr. 2023
• Comic-Con panel in order to kill time for a tardy Kevin Smith?
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2022
• Unlike some judges, who throw tardy defendants into jail and fine late witnesses, his hands were tied.
  — Bob Morris, Town & Country, 12 Dec. 2012
• When the players meet up for their weekly meal on Thursdays, Jones is always tardy.
  — James Boyd, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
• But unlike a premiere, live television doesn’t wait for the tardy A-lister to start.
  — ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
• But unlike a premiere, live television doesn’t wait for the tardy A-lister to start.
  — Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
• Covid, then reflation, then supply-chain inflation, then a tardy Fed, then war.
  — James MacKintosh, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2022
• The good news for my friend in his dream of being tardy for the history test is his late mother also shows up in his dreams to console him.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 2 July 2022
• With about 7 minutes left in the third, Griffin broke on a tardy pass along the Neshaminy sideline.
  — Aaron Carter, Philly.com, 25 Aug. 2017
• Learn More Pressure is now mounting on the banks, fueled by their tardy response to the affair.
  — Peter Flanagan, Bloomberg.com, 23 Oct. 2017
• Gabby Windey says Peacock is tardy on the prize money, and Rob Rausch agrees.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
• Teachers accepted tardy excuses from parents of students stuck in gas lines.
  — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
• Liana LeBaron was absent six times and tardy seven times, more than any other member of the council, records show.
  — Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2024
• Morgan has showed up in both the last two episodes—first in a tardy attempt to save June and John Dorie Sr.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
• At Affirm, there are no late fees, but tardy payments can affect the customer’s chances of borrowing in the future.
  — Natasha Zurnamer, Forbes, 1 June 2022