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tardiness

[tahr-dee-nis] / ˈtɑr di nɪs /
NOUN
lateness
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When Higgo finished his round at about 12:45 local time, he would have been tied at the top of the leaderboard with fellow South African Aldrich Potgieter had he not been punished for his tardiness.

From BBC • May 14, 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

It also forbade suspensions and expulsions for truancy and tardiness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

The judge appeared to be stunned — not by Mr. Harris’s casual tardiness, but rather by the irony of his actions given the charge Mr. Harris was facing.

From New York Times • May 29, 2024

Susie Spencer, whose tardiness could set clocks, rushed in, her face long with excuses.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord




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