tardiness
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That impression was not helped by the tardiness of mobilising the destroyer HMS Dragon – built by BAE - to provide air cover for Cyprus against Iranian and Hezbollah threats.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
But handwashing is done in plastic buckets -- a sign of the tardiness of the response to an outbreak many fear could be among the worst in the virus's history.
From Barron's ● May 24, 2026
She was late so often for school that administrators said she might have to repeat some classes and asked for a doctor’s note to explain the tardiness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
Others riffed on her well-known history of tardiness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2025
When Mr. Das scolded Mala for her tardiness, Mala only laughed.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
Vocabulary lists containing tardiness
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