1
as in late
after the due, usual, or proper time
she submitted her scholarship application tardily, so she was not considered
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as in slowly
at a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected
the money that I had lent him for the video games came tardily and only after I told him that if he didn't repay me, I was taking them back
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Recent Examples of tardily
Albeit tardily, it has been punished.
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The Economist, 20 June 2020
While Chanel, which last season shut out guests who arrived a couple of minutes late, started its show — gasp — tardily.
—Thomas Adamson, ajc, 7 Mar. 2023
Messer and Rokita tardily tried to remind voters that Braun was a former Democrat who had once (gasp!) voted for a gas-tax increase in the legislature.
—Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 9 May 2018
These fluttered tardily through the migratory funnel that is Cape May, N.J., their iconic orange-and-black patterns splashing against the muted green of pines frosted by the season's first chill.
—Joe Trezza, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2018
The Economist, 20 June 2020
While Chanel, which last season shut out guests who arrived a couple of minutes late, started its show — gasp — tardily.
—Thomas Adamson, ajc, 7 Mar. 2023
Messer and Rokita tardily tried to remind voters that Braun was a former Democrat who had once (gasp!) voted for a gas-tax increase in the legislature.
—Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 9 May 2018
These fluttered tardily through the migratory funnel that is Cape May, N.J., their iconic orange-and-black patterns splashing against the muted green of pines frosted by the season's first chill.
—Joe Trezza, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tardily
Adverb
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The whiplash move to bring the app back comes after TikTok became unusable for Americans late Saturday night.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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Undaunted, thank goodness, Stupak opened the Otter, on Thompson Street, late last year inside the new Manner hotel, in SoHo.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025
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The truck began slowly rolling forward and backward, the lawsuit said.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Jan. 2025
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High interest rates by the European Central Bank, meant to quell inflation, buffeted real-estate markets across Europe. From Spain to Sweden, the scarcity of housing, coupled with wages that have risen slowly, has made access to affordable homes more difficult.—
Liz Alderman,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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But Johnson was emphatic that the bones in place are good enough for the Bears to arrive sooner than later.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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Apple Intelligence works on the iPhone 15 Pro or later, Macs and iPads with an M-series chip, and the latest iPad mini.—
Jibin Joseph,
PCMAG,
22 Jan. 2025
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The family eventually made its way back to New York, and Cenat enrolled at SUNY Morrisville to study business administration.—
Damien Scott,
Billboard,
27 Jan. 2025
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Arsenal eventually went on to win the game 1-0 through Riccardo Calafiori to keep the pressure on league leader Liverpool, after Wolves had also gone to 10 men following João Gomez’s second yellow card in the 70th minute.—
Matias Grez,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Tardily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tardily. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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