lateness

as in tardiness
the quality or state of being late we were unable to get into the movie due to our lateness in arriving

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Recent Examples of lateness Devices have seemed to exacerbate a culture of permissible lateness these days. Joseph Liu, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lateness
tardiness
Noun
  • The Dolphins knew in the spring that Jalen Ramsey’s tardiness and surliness did not fit the culture that the organization wanted to build.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Decades of research reviewed by the Food Research & Action Center shows that when students participate in school breakfast programs, behavior, academic performance, and academic achievement go up and tardiness goes down.
    Becky Pringle, Time, 11 Aug. 2025

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“Lateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lateness. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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