tardy

[tahr-dee] / ˈtɑr di /

ADJECTIVE

late

Synonyms

STRONGEST

belated delayed delinquent overdue sluggish

WEAK

backward behindhand dawdling detained dilatory held up hung up in a bind jammed laggard loitering not arrived not done procrastinating slack slow strapped for time too late unpunctual

Antonyms

STRONGEST

early

WEAK

on time prompt punctual ready

Example Sentences

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The latest, if tardy, look at the labor market wasn’t so bad at first glance.

From MarketWatch

Douglass noted the paradox: For abolitionists Lincoln seemed “tardy, cold, dull, and indifferent,” yet by the measure of public sentiment he was obliged to weigh, Lincoln proved “swift, zealous, radical, and determined.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In October 2013, the inflation and employment reports for the prior month were also tardy by nearly two weeks because of a 16-day government shutdown.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I'm a little tardy with the paper work," he told Irish broadcaster RTÉ.

From BBC

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