tardily

adverb

ˈtär-də-lē How to pronounce tardily (audio)
Definition of tardilynext
1
as in late
after the due, usual, or proper time she submitted her scholarship application tardily, so she was not considered

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2
as in slowly
at a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected the money that I had lent him for the video games came tardily and only after I told him that if he didn't repay me, I was taking them back

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Recent Examples of tardily While Chanel, which last season shut out guests who arrived a couple of minutes late, started its show — gasp — tardily. — Thomas Adamson, ajc, 7 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tardily
  1. late
  2. slowly
  3. later
  4. eventually
  5. belatedly
Adverb
  • That need has helped to push the Nats to join the Miami Marlins, who started to employ the tactic in the majors late last season, and the Rockies, who hired the Marlins’ assistant pitching coach this winter.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • With the clock ticking down on the final minutes of the game, the Baoding team was unable to stop the offensive push that placed the home team into a 1-0 lead late in the second half.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Definition of late
Adverb
  • The abduction of Nicolas Maduro, then the president of Venezuela, was daring, high-risk, and has slowly paid off, with Caracas becoming more US-friendly.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Where Prozac and similar drugs slowly change the chemicals in the brain, psychedelics may quickly prompt neurons to create new connections.
    — Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Definition of slowly
Adverb
  • And shorting — borrowing a stock to sell it high in the hopes of repurchasing it at a cheaper price later and pocketing the proceeds — is having a bit of a renaissance.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • The man originally did not take responsibility, but the Sheriff’s Office later identified his vehicle using Flock camera footage and video from a homeowner’s private camera.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026
Definition of later
Adverb
  • The decision sparked protests and set off years of litigation involving community groups, beach access advocates and, eventually, the state of California.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 16 July 2026
  • An exceptional book about Kafka’s first translators and how his work was eventually introduced to American readers during the Cold War.
    — Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Definition of eventually
Adverb
  • Haaland, 25, belatedly responded to the actor after Holland, 30, revealed during a July 13 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that the soccer star ignored his Instagram DM.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • This year, blessedly free of injury, Muchová has belatedly been able to play the kind of tennis that makes purists purr.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of belatedly

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“Tardily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tardily. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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