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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 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
  • Toward the end of the engagement, O’Neill asked Calipari what was the key to last year’s success late in the season.
    Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Hopefully, these decisions may come to late for some brands.
    Nish Acharya, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Neural highways that once buzzed with activity are becoming quiet country roads, rarely traveled and slowly overgrown.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • But even if the plant slowly returns to life, the sense of betrayal in South Korea – and a new wariness among companies there to invest in the US – may linger far longer.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Beyond honoring Akil’s contributions, the evening sets the stage for the Hollywood Confidential College Tour launching later this fall.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Municipal court records show charges filed against the man were later dropped.
    Curt Devine, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The British eventually adopted harsh measures to end the revolt.
    Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The Dream Chaser is designed to deliver cargo and eventually people to orbit, landing as gently as a commercial airliner.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Then, the Atlantic published the first excerpt of Harris’s new book, 107 Days — the title refers to the length of her presidential campaign after she was belatedly bumped to the top of the Democratic ticket.
    W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • In short, the massive popularity of its original anime ‘80s run wasn’t matched by its merchandising, and that’s something that is now being belatedly addressed.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Tardily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tardily. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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