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
However, even in these understandable situations, the start of your conversation is then focused on your tardiness.
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Joseph Liu, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
For years, McDaniel has been accused of being too much of a player’s coach and being afraid to lower the boom, so to speak, for infractions such as tardiness to meetings or practice.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 2 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
Hill’s tardiness has been on the receiving end of plenty of criticism from fans on social media throughout the weekend, but Essence Fest took to Instagram on Sunday.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 7 July 2025
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Joseph Liu, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
For years, McDaniel has been accused of being too much of a player’s coach and being afraid to lower the boom, so to speak, for infractions such as tardiness to meetings or practice.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 2 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
Hill’s tardiness has been on the receiving end of plenty of criticism from fans on social media throughout the weekend, but Essence Fest took to Instagram on Sunday.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tardiness
lateness
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But even with this adjustment, the chronic lateness continued.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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That is in stark contrast to baby boomers, who see lateness as a sign of unprofessionalism or disrespect, no matter how small.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Tardiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tardiness. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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