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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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.
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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
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On July 4, 1776, an Irish immigrant to Philadelphia worked late into the night to set the final text of the Declaration into type.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The storm is expected to make landfall in central Vietnam, just north of the city of Quy Nhon, late on Thursday and early on Friday, when the JTWC estimates its intensity could drop from 90 to 20 knots.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The wreckage is slowly being subsumed by the reef in the shallow blue waters of the tropical lagoon, but its story is far from over.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Catts, with no other option, turned the parade onto 17th Street and slowly wound it back to the American Royal building, leaving the spectators in downtown wondering where the parade had gone.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Just over a minute later, Kuzma tried to toss Antetokounmpo another alley-oop, but the Bulls defended it well and took away the rim.—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Nawat Itsaragrisil, president of Miss Grand International (MGI), was seen scolding Fatima Bosch, a 25-year-old contestant from Mexico, ahead of the 74th Miss Universe competition being held in Bangkok later this month.—
Anabella González,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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A couple of years before that, Barneys New York and Sears did the same, eventually going out of business altogether.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Authorities engaged in a pursuit but eventually lost sight of Kneeland’s vehicle, ending the chase.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Barkov deserves, belatedly, finally, a place of highest stature in South Florida sports history as the Panthers’ equal of Dolphins great Dan Marino and Heat icon Dwyane Wade.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Love was the best player on the field on Saturday night, perhaps belatedly launching a Heisman Trophy campaign that felt impossible after Notre Dame’s 0-2 start.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Tardily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tardily. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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