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
Teachers accepted tardy excuses from parents of students stuck in gas lines.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
But unlike a premiere, live television doesn’t wait for the tardy A-lister to start.
—Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
But unlike a premiere, live television doesn’t wait for the tardy A-lister to start.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
Gabby Windey says Peacock is tardy on the prize money, and Rob Rausch agrees.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
But unlike a premiere, live television doesn’t wait for the tardy A-lister to start.
—Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
But unlike a premiere, live television doesn’t wait for the tardy A-lister to start.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
Gabby Windey says Peacock is tardy on the prize money, and Rob Rausch agrees.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for tardy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tardy
Adjective
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Jodie Foster steps out after enjoying a leisurely brunch with her wife at Café Cluny in New York City on May 27.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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Acceleration is leisurely, however, even for this group of cars.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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The Metro-North Platform in Stamford The Stamford train platform is not exactly poetry — unless your idea of romance involves delayed commuters, laptop bags, and people silently negotiating personal space.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
27 May 2026
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Mean procedure time was just 35 minutes, with zero periprocedural or delayed complications.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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Recovery of the bodies has been slow because of the chemicals and other hazards present at the site, Amos explained.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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One of the most painful things about this disease is knowing that promising treatments are emerging, but funding barriers and manufacturing and procedural slow-downs continue to derail progress.—
Elise Esposito,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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As Augie Lopez trotted around the bases late Monday night, the small contingent of USC fans could finally be heard at Blue Bell Park.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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The charge was dismissed in late October, and Bushart subsequently filed a lawsuit against Perry County, Sheriff Nick Weems and the investigator who secured the arrest warrant.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Even when progress is made—like 2017’s commitment to allow American credit cards into China—Beijing is dilatory on execution.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
7 May 2026
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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
Adjective
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Under a bill that cleared a key committee on Wednesday evening, annual tax sales — the government’s way of dealing with delinquent property tax payments — are in line for a major shake-up statewide, though in Cook County most of all.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Central Valley Community Bank provided the hotel’s owner with the now-delinquent construction loan in 2019, according to county real estate records.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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The lagging percentage of women film directors last year is a clear sign that the industry is going backward, said Kirsten Schaffer, chief executive of WIF, which advocates for women in Hollywood.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
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The United States typically experiences the lagging edge of Latin American displacement waves.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Nov. 2025
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The journey proves a belated act of self-discovery.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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Tonkin marked their first wedding anniversary in a belated Instagram post on Tuesday, May 12.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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“Tardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tardy. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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