tardy

adjective

ˈtär-dē How to pronounce tardy (audio)
Definition of tardynext
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 And the chronically tardy Giannis Antetokounmpo leaks his desire to be traded to ESPN, while maintaining plausible deniability. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 16 May 2026 By the main course, most tardy guests have managed to arrive, but not all. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 4 May 2026 When Noble reopened after the pandemic abated, tardy rates soared, staff satisfaction plummeted, and violence on campus, previously rare, spiked. — Steven F. Wilson, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026 Teachers accepted tardy excuses from parents of students stuck in gas lines. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tardy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tardy
  1. leisurely
  2. delayed
  3. slow
  4. late
  5. dilatory
  6. delinquent
  7. lagging
  8. belated
Adjective
  • These are communities where leisurely mornings are encouraged, and rocking chairs on front porches are plentiful.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2026
  • All talk of business and politics are set aside in favor of conversations about food and other leisurely pursuits.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of leisurely
Adjective
  • The filing is backed by a Phase 3 study that showed the drug resulted in significant improvements in overall survival and progression-free survival over standard chemotherapy, along with delayed worsening of pain and quality of life.
    — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 23 July 2026
  • The impact is already being felt across various regions, from a delayed start to the Indian monsoon to a temporary halt to Peru’s fishing season.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 21 June 2026
Definition of delayed
Adjective
  • The slow pace continued for a while, but eventually, Punk took down Rhodes with a leaping heel kick and tweaked his knee.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Long days were spent cleaning, drawing and waiting for customers during slow periods, all while mastering a craft that permanently alters another person’s body.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of slow
Adjective
  • Reuters — Japan’s government is portraying its accelerating military buildup not only as ​a way to protect the country but as a route to greater prosperity, arguing in ‌its latest defence white paper that arms production can support economic growth.
    — Reuters, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Currently the league plays a late winter to late fall schedule.
    — Anne M. Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of late
Adjective
  • If the trial court decides that the movant was simply dilatory or lazy, the trial court could rightly decide that good cause does not exist to allow the late filing of the special motion.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of dilatory
Adjective
  • Accounts typically need to be delinquent before settlement negotiations begin, and debt relief companies generally charge fees for their services.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • On the form, the taxpayer reports the delinquent RMD and requests a waiver of the penalty.
    — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of delinquent
Adjective
  • Microsoft’s video game division plans to eliminate 3,200 jobs, or around 20% of its staff, over the next year as part of a sweeping reorganization to revive the company’s lagging games division.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • The United States typically experiences the lagging edge of Latin American displacement waves.
    — Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Definition of lagging
Adjective
  • The closer and title track serve as a belated mission statement, at once tonally busy and capaciously arranged, as if to make the frequency spectrum itself a character in the songs.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 12 June 2026
  • The journey proves a belated act of self-discovery.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 17 May 2026
Definition of belated

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