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tardy
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tar·dy  (tärd)
adj. tar·di·er, tar·di·est
1. Occurring, arriving, acting, or done after the scheduled, expected, or usual time; late.
2. Moving slowly; sluggish.

[Alteration of Middle English tardive, slow, from Old French tardif, from Vulgar Latin *tardvus, from Latin tardus.]

tardi·ly adv.
tardi·ness n.
Synonyms: tardy, behindhand, late, overdue
These adjectives mean not arriving, occurring, acting, or done at the scheduled, expected, or usual time: tardy in making a dental appointment; behindhand with her car payments; late for the plane; an overdue bus.
Antonym: prompt

tardy [ˈtɑːdɪ]
adj -dier, -diest
1. occurring later than expected tardy retribution
2. slow in progress, growth, etc. a tardy reader
[from Old French tardif, from Latin tardus slow]
tardily  adv
tardiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.tardy - after the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments"
unpunctual - not punctual; after the appointed time

tardy
adjective
1. late, overdue, unpunctual, belated, dilatory, behindhand He was as tardy as ever for our appointment.
2. slow, belated, delayed the agency's tardy response to the hurricane
Translations
tardy [ˈtɑːdɪ] ADJ (tardier (compar) (tardiest (superl))) (frm) (= late) → tardío; (= slow) → lento
tardy [ˈtɑːrdi] adjtardif/ive
tardy slip n (US) (at school)billet m de retard
tardy
adj (+er)
(= belated) reply, arrival, offer to help(reichlich) spät; personsäumig (geh); to be tardy in doing somethingetw erst reichlich spät tun
(US: = late) to be tardy (person) → zu spät kommen; (train etc) → Verspätung haben; the train was tardy (in arriving at New York)der Zug kam mit Verspätung (in New York) an
tardy [ˈtɑːdɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (slow) → lento/a; (later than expected) → tardivo/a, tardo/a (Am) (late, person) → in ritardo
tardy [ˈtɑːdɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (slow) → lento/a; (later than expected) → tardivo/a, tardo/a (Am) (late, person) → in ritardo


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