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tardy

adjective

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
Synonyms of tardy

crawling, creeping, dallying, dawdling, dilatory, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, lagging, languid, leisurely, poking, poky (or pokey), slow, sluggish, snail-paced, snaillike, unhurried
Words Related to tardy

deliberate, measured

inactive, inert, lethargic, loafing, lounging

lingering, loitering, tarrying

ambling, heavy-footed, inching, plodding, shuffling, slow-footed

strolling

decelerating, slowing

filibustering, procrastinating, stalling
Near Antonyms of tardy

expeditious, prompt, ready

accelerated, hastened, quickened

hurried, rushed
Antonyms of tardy

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
Synonyms of tardy

behind, behindhand, belated, delinquent, late, latish, overdue
Words Related to tardy

delayed, detained, postponed

dallying, dawdling, dilatory, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, lagging, poky (or pokey), slow, sluggish, unhurried
Near Antonyms of tardy

opportune, seasonable, timely

prompt, punctual
Antonyms of tardy

early, inopportune, precocious, premature, unseasonable, untimely

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