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- Dictionarytardy/ˈtɑːdi/
adjective
- 1. delaying or delayed beyond the right or expected time; late: "please forgive this tardy reply"
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slow or late in happening or arriving: Dinner was somewhat delayed on account of David's rather tardy arrival. Synonyms. belated. late. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Late. about time phrase. be/come/arrive late to the party idiom. behindhand. belated. delayed. eleventh. in the nick of time idiom. last. late adopter. late developer.
The meaning of TARDY is moving slowly : sluggish. How to use tardy in a sentence.
Tardy definition: late; behind time; not on time. See examples of TARDY used in a sentence.
slow or late in happening or arriving: Any child who is tardy getting to school must have a note from a parent. Synonyms. belated. late. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Late. about time phrase. be/come/arrive late to the party idiom. behindhand. belated. delayed. eleventh. in the nick of time idiom. last. late adopter. late bloomer.
tardy. (tɑːʳdi ) Word forms: tardier , tardiest. 1. adjective. If you describe something or someone as tardy, you think that they are later than they should be or later than expected. [literary] He wept for the loss of his mother and his tardy recognition of her affection.
When you're tardy, you're late. If you've ever been late for school, you know about tardy, and you may have a stash of notes your teacher has sent home to your parents, informing them of your tardiness.
1. Occurring, arriving, acting, or done after the scheduled, expected, or usual time; late. 2. Moving or progressing slowly; sluggish: walking at a tardy pace. [Alteration of Middle English tardive, slow, from Old French tardif, from Vulgar Latin *tardīvus, from Latin tardus.] tar′di·ly adv. tar′di·ness n. Synonyms: tardy, late, overdue.
tardy (in doing something) slow to act, move or happen; late in happening or arriving. The law is often tardy in reacting to changing attitudes. people who are tardy in paying their bills. (North American English) to be tardy for school.
Tardy definition: Occurring, arriving, acting, or done after the scheduled, expected, or usual time; late.
If you describe something or someone as tardy, you think that they are later than they should be or later than expected.
