as in lateness
the quality or state of being late habitual tardiness will be recorded in your personnel file

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Recent Examples of tardiness American tardiness has averaged 3.8% during the last 22 years. Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 21 May 2025 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 Daylight saving is associated with more traffic accidents, absenteeism, and tardiness, says Martin. Simmone Shah, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tardiness

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“Tardiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tardiness. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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