Synonyms and Antonyms of tardy
1
moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed
- thus far progress on the project has been tardy
crawling, creeping, dallying, dawdling, dilatory, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, lagging, languid, leisurely, poking, poky (or pokey), slow, sluggish, snail-paced, snaillike, unhurried
deliberate, measured
inactive, inert, lethargic, loafing, lounging
lingering, loitering, tarrying
ambling, heavy-footed, inching, plodding, shuffling, slow-footed
strolling
decelerating, slowing
filibustering, procrastinating, stalling
barreling, bolting, breakneck, breathless, brisk, careering, dizzy, fast, fleet, flying, hasty, hurrying, lightning, meteoric, quick, racing, rapid, rocketing, running, rushing, scooting, scudding, scurrying, snappy, speeding, speedy, swift, warp-speed, whirling, whirlwind, whisking, zipping
2
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
delayed, detained, postponed
dallying, dawdling, dilatory, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, lagging, poky (or pokey), slow, sluggish, unhurried
