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

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Recent Examples of tardiness Studies show tardiness can cost workers their reputation—or even their job. Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025 The Dolphins knew in the spring that Jalen Ramsey’s tardiness and surliness did not fit the culture that the organization wanted to build. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025 However, even in these understandable situations, the start of your conversation is then focused on your tardiness. Joseph Liu, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025 On the second occasion, the OP arrived 10 minutes late to lunch but made sure to text her friend ahead of time to apologize for her tardiness. Erin Clack, People.com, 20 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for tardiness
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lateness
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  • The commenter went on to note that being occasionally late is one thing, but chronic lateness at someone else’s expense crosses a line.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • What makes Tagovailoa’s comments of particular concern was that habitual lateness led to the team’s cultural reset ahead of the 2025 season, something that involved trading away one of their best players in Jalen Ramsey.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Tardiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tardiness. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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