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1
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
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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The first known use of tardy was in the 15th century
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