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
Nanos was disciplined for alleged use of excessive force, a shot fired, off-duty gambling, tardiness, failure to report for duty and other violations of rules and regulations.
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Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 10 Mar. 2026
The Arizona Republic cites records obtained from the El Paso PD that purportedly include allegations of insubordination, insufficiency, tardiness, and numerous disciplinary reviews related to accusations of excessive force, dereliction of duty, and off-duty gambling.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
The timing of this recent turn to tanking is just another example of the helpless, tireless tardiness that has plagued the Karnišovas era in Chicago.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Her slip dress and his tardiness show us that the two have a very different idea of what constitutes effort — that’s intelligent costuming.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
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Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 10 Mar. 2026
The Arizona Republic cites records obtained from the El Paso PD that purportedly include allegations of insubordination, insufficiency, tardiness, and numerous disciplinary reviews related to accusations of excessive force, dereliction of duty, and off-duty gambling.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
The timing of this recent turn to tanking is just another example of the helpless, tireless tardiness that has plagued the Karnišovas era in Chicago.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Her slip dress and his tardiness show us that the two have a very different idea of what constitutes effort — that’s intelligent costuming.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tardiness
lateness
Noun
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But the lateness of Feldmann’s withdrawal has led to a scramble.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
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Stephanie Wambugu on lateness as an act of passive resistance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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“Tardiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tardiness. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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