1
as in leisurely
moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed
thus far progress on the project has been tardy
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2
as in delayed
not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time
explained that I was tardy because my car had broken down on the way to work
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Recent Examples of tardy
If a student attends school, but is later sent home by a school nurse, they will be counted as tardy, said Adkins.
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Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 28 July 2025
In plain English, the union says company negotiators have been tardy to bargaining sessions, sometimes by as many as 60 minutes, and aren’t always showing up with counterproposals.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2025
Tommy John surgery — and pitching for the first time with the Dodgers — made Dodger Stadium the center of the baseball universe and prompted notoriously tardy L.A. sports fans to show up early.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2025
While some may believe your late 20's is a tardy start to taking on such a task, on average, people start paying for their own cell line at age 27, a responsibility 76% of Americans consider one of the ultimate signs of adulthood, according to a new AT&T survey.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 13 May 2025
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Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 28 July 2025
In plain English, the union says company negotiators have been tardy to bargaining sessions, sometimes by as many as 60 minutes, and aren’t always showing up with counterproposals.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2025
Tommy John surgery — and pitching for the first time with the Dodgers — made Dodger Stadium the center of the baseball universe and prompted notoriously tardy L.A. sports fans to show up early.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2025
While some may believe your late 20's is a tardy start to taking on such a task, on average, people start paying for their own cell line at age 27, a responsibility 76% of Americans consider one of the ultimate signs of adulthood, according to a new AT&T survey.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tardy
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For an extra touch of exclusivity, guests can book private outings on the resort’s 34-foot Hinckley Picnic Boat — ideal for sunset cruises or a leisurely day on the water.—
Angela Caraway-Carlton,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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From here, enjoy a leisurely drive along iconic Skyline Drive, which winds 101 miles along the park’s ridgeline.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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How to Protect Your Luggage From Bed Bugs From delayed flights to lost luggage, travel is already anxiety-inducing enough without adding these pervasive pests to the mix.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Sep. 2025
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Sunday saw a delayed start and revamped schedule after a storm caused a shelter in place to be issued.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Sep. 2025
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The episodes feel choppy, hardly letting anything land, yet still feeling slow.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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The crowd, quietening into a slow clap with the moment building, burst into a celebration.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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But when will Swift's latest project be released on Spotify and Apple Music?—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ineffective policies for the EV market could mirror the loss of the solar energy industry, says Wendy Cutler, senior vice president at the Asia Society Policy Institute, where too-late action left America outpaced and China controlling more than 80 percent of the world’s solar panels.—
Rebecca A. Fannin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Reporting meant hours of conversation in the car; room for asking the same questions over and over; the gradual diminishment of one’s embarrassment about being ignorant or uncertain; a dilatory attitude of quiet listening and watching; the possibility of misunderstandings resolved.—
Joshua Rothman,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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He can’t be blamed for the agency’s dilatory response to problems at the plant.—
The Editorial Board,
WSJ,
25 May 2022
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Foreclosure would become nonviable as a means of tax collection — with no readily apparent alternative means for timely collection of the delinquent revenue.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The teen was found delinquent on a disorderly conduct charge and released to his family with a GPS monitor.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
1 Oct. 2025
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China, meanwhile, is living with the long shadow of its one-child policy, which was eased to a two-child rule in 2016 and then to a three-child policy in 2021 in a belated push to boost births.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Joy speaks at length about growing up in a culturally sophisticated yet oppressive family and holding her artistic temperament in check, before achieving a belated liberation.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Layer on infrastructure costs, amortization, new storage mandates, refinery retrofits for changing crude blends and the lagging effects of the LCFS credit.—
Michael Mische,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Metrics That Predict, Not Report The lagging nature of HR’s metrics compounds the problem.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Tardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tardy. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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