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
The issues with tardiness to meetings have carried over, per team sources, and his effort on Thursday night was indeed reminiscent of his time in the Steel City.
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Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Dec. 2025
Most school administrators reported a lack of access to transportation contributed to chronic tardiness (76%), chronic absenteeism (74%), academic performance challenges (68%) and student safety concerns (75%).
—Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
For the second consecutive game, Carter was benched to start due to tardiness.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Most interestingly, though, is that Heather doesn’t make a single mention of her tardiness, which is either incredibly mature, a power move, or is focused on the more pressing matter at hand.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
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Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Dec. 2025
Most school administrators reported a lack of access to transportation contributed to chronic tardiness (76%), chronic absenteeism (74%), academic performance challenges (68%) and student safety concerns (75%).
—Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
For the second consecutive game, Carter was benched to start due to tardiness.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Most interestingly, though, is that Heather doesn’t make a single mention of her tardiness, which is either incredibly mature, a power move, or is focused on the more pressing matter at hand.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tardiness
lateness
Noun
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The lateness of the case is the Democrats’ own fault.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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The other real concern is her lateness.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Tardiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tardiness. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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