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Definitions

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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She told her teachers that she was still going to be tardy, and besides, she liked the exercise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Dec. 20, 2025

The idea is to accommodate slow play after more than a quarter of PGA Tour events were unable to complete a round before darkness because play was tardy.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2024

Crew members also complained about tardy payments on a subsequent Emmett film project last spring near Cincinnati called “Alarum.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2024

“Jessica,” she says after the tardy bell rings, “when are you planning to return to your regular seat?”

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.