tardiness
Example Sentences
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Tardiness and scheming seem more apt terms now.
From Economist • Jul. 27, 2017
Tardiness or skipping out wasn’t tolerated, and Ewing never let up on Mutombo as they ran, lifted weights and worked on their low-post games.
From Washington Post • Feb. 5, 2015
Tardiness on any level was strongly condemned by Dave, the father of Kane.
From The Guardian • Oct. 23, 2010
Tardiness, they argued, was occasionally unavoidable, long waiting in the lobby an undeserved penance.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Tardiness implied a lack of respect for other people’s time.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
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Vocabulary lists containing tardiness
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