Synonyms of lateness

lateness

noun

as in tardiness

the quality or state of being late

we were unable to get into the movie due to our lateness in arriving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tardiness
• delinquency
• belatedness
• dilatoriness
• sluggishness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• earliness
• prematurity
• promptness
• punctuality
• promptitude
• prematureness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lateness

In 2024, military and overseas ballots were rejected for lateness at more than eight times the rate of domestic mail ballots, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center. — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 June 2026

This extreme lateness is really unnecessary and New York State should join 46 of its siblings and use the standard July 1 date (Texas, Alabama, Michigan have autumn dates). — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026

The Daily Mail previously reported that Mirren was upset by Hardy's lateness in December. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026

Discipline and lateness were significant issues. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 25 May 2026

Hardy’s chronic lateness to set is believed to be one of the points of contention, with tension between him and his co-stars also said to be a contributing factor. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 May 2026

Unexcused lateness followed by the bravado of an ego display does not make for a great shared experience. — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 15 May 2026

Another, beginning as an apology for chronic lateness, becomes an uncharacteristically aggressive defense of it. — Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026

Stephanie Wambugu on lateness as an act of passive resistance. — Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026