1
as in late
after the due, usual, or proper time
she submitted her scholarship application tardily, so she was not considered
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
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
Albeit tardily, it has been punished.
—The Economist, 20 June 2020
Messer and Rokita tardily tried to remind voters that Braun was a former Democrat who had once (gasp!) voted for a gas-tax increase in the legislature.
—Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 9 May 2018
These fluttered tardily through the migratory funnel that is Cape May, N.J., their iconic orange-and-black patterns splashing against the muted green of pines frosted by the season's first chill.
—Joe Trezza, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2018
Thomas Adamson, ajc, 7 Mar. 2023
Albeit tardily, it has been punished.
—The Economist, 20 June 2020
Messer and Rokita tardily tried to remind voters that Braun was a former Democrat who had once (gasp!) voted for a gas-tax increase in the legislature.
—Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 9 May 2018
These fluttered tardily through the migratory funnel that is Cape May, N.J., their iconic orange-and-black patterns splashing against the muted green of pines frosted by the season's first chill.
—Joe Trezza, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tardily
Adverb
-
Most of them were spent on the third defensive pairing, and then the 22-year-old was scratched for Tyson Hinds late in the year as Quenneville favored the size of Hinds, who spent most of his season in the American Hockey League.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
-
Cummins, who worked as a senior vice president at Serco, a government contractor that works with local and federal agencies, would take over a TSA bruised by the longest partial government shutdown in history, which ended late last month.—
Jesse Bedayn,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
Adverb
-
In practice, those decisions often get revisited in every meeting, slowly drifting until the calendar forces the club to commit.—
Shivaas Gulati,
Sportico.com,
12 May 2026
-
But slowly over that first season—and then dozens more, as the show became the most influential reality show in the history of TV—the game took center stage.—
Julie Beck,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
Adverb
-
Late last spring, Mater Dei Catholic beat rival Bonita Vista in the CIF San Diego Section championship game, then broke the Barons’ hearts again five days later in the Southern California Regional playoffs.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
-
Three years later, the senior right-hander is headed to Notre Dame as one of the state’s top pitchers.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
Adverb
-
The trainer came out to help before Dorofeyev eventually skated off on his own power, and was helped by teammates down the tunnel to the dressing room.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
-
That disconnect between what a person envisions and what their phone actually records, eventually became the founding thesis behind WayShot.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
Adverb
-
The first part of that deal was (belatedly) honored, though China is falling far short on this year’s commitment, instead hoovering up much cheaper Brazilian alternatives.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
7 May 2026
-
Let the debate, belatedly, begin.—
Jackie Calmes,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Tardily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tardily. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
