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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tardiness
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The message tardiness sends is clear—this opportunity isn't a priority for you.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025 -
Historically, the climate movement blamed fossil fuel companies for policy tardiness.—
Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Lateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lateness. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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