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
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.
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, boomers have zero tolerance for tardiness.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Qing Yuan seldom complained about Qi Chu’s tardiness, but this morning his patience had grown thin.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Forgetfulness and tardiness, for example, are both common.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, boomers have zero tolerance for tardiness.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Qing Yuan seldom complained about Qi Chu’s tardiness, but this morning his patience had grown thin.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Forgetfulness and tardiness, for example, are both common.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tardiness
lateness
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Despite the challenges lateness can create, Alpert said people don't have to be stuck with these habits forever.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
14 Dec. 2025
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These stories about stuffing kids into snowsuits and her husband’s perpetual lateness are still charming, but there’s a different valence to them after the opening context of craft services and the Clermont Lounge.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Tardiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tardiness. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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