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
The maximum penalty is 25%, and taxpayers who are more than 60 days tardy will face a minimum penalty of $510 or the tax balance due, whichever is smaller.
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Jeremy Tanner, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025
Despite arriving to her nearby Historic Folsom station for the 8:15 a.m. train, Jod is still tardy because her ride is late.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2025
If a filer forgoes an extension and files late, the person risks additional fees for the tardy submission.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2025
Ukraine’s tardy recruitment of convicts has produced a small fraction of fighters who had enlisted from Russian prisons.
—Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Jeremy Tanner, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025
Despite arriving to her nearby Historic Folsom station for the 8:15 a.m. train, Jod is still tardy because her ride is late.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2025
If a filer forgoes an extension and files late, the person risks additional fees for the tardy submission.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2025
Ukraine’s tardy recruitment of convicts has produced a small fraction of fighters who had enlisted from Russian prisons.
—Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tardy
Adjective
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Likewise, maintain a more leisurely pace in rain, fog, snow or heavy traffic.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Otherwise, consider the more posh neighborhoods of Chelsea and Kensington—ideal for leisurely days spent browsing boutiques and art galleries or strolling over to Notting Hill for coffee and craft bakeries.—
Katharine Sohn,
Architectural Digest,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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The music is, for the most part, quiet and slow, often hovering at the edge of silence.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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Juicy, tender ribs are hard to beat, and cooking them low and slow is the key to achieving that irresistible fall-off-the-bone texture and deep, savory flavor.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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The company’s latest work, per Musk’s remarks, involves an entirely novel angle: enabling people with blindness to experience vision.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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By late 1974, the communal idealism had soured, undercut by cocaine, burnout, and turf wars among the crew.—
Noah Eckstein,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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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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The Federal Reserve of New York study also found that borrowers ages 40 and older were most likely to be delinquent on their loans.—
Cora Lewis,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2025
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Yet enforcement was impossible, for there was no way to track down absent and delinquent fathers.—
Augustine Sedgewick,
Time,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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Scrambling to recall a few staff and issue some belated funding is just window dressing.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Please accept our belated apology.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Tardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tardy. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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