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as in leisurely
moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed
thus far progress on the project has been tardy
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as in delayed
not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time
explained that I was tardy because my car had broken down on the way to work
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Recent Examples of tardy
Morrissey asserted that the tardy disclosure of the Teske rounds did not hamper Baldwin’s defense because his attorneys apparently knew about the ammunition before the trial.
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
But the August 2 jobs report was much weaker than expected, sparking fears the Fed has been tardy in lowering rates and spurring some investors to call for for an emergency cut.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2024
He’s ostensibly followed them here to deliver a tardy wedding cake.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 19 July 2024
For instance, students were regularly suspended for being tardy, using a phone during class or swearing.
—Sarah Butrymowicz, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
But the August 2 jobs report was much weaker than expected, sparking fears the Fed has been tardy in lowering rates and spurring some investors to call for for an emergency cut.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2024
He’s ostensibly followed them here to deliver a tardy wedding cake.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 19 July 2024
For instance, students were regularly suspended for being tardy, using a phone during class or swearing.
—Sarah Butrymowicz, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tardy
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The film eschews traditional dramatic structures, unfolding episodically at a leisurely pace while Karoline struggles to keep her life from completely derailing.Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2024
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Wild at Tart, is the place for a leisurely lunch with a variety of sharing plates focussed on a sustainable and seasonal approach.Michele Robson, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Wine and conversation flow on a slow tour of the natural vineyards in Spain’s Castilla y León.Megan Lloyd, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
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No one knows for sure why the rally happens but some experts attribute it to such seasonal things as holiday shopping and investors wrapping up their books before the end of the year, ahead of a slower January.Benzinga, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2024
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The Giants aren’t expected to announce it until late Sunday or Monday.Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024
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At the Washington Department of Ecology, the state’s primary Hanford watchdog, people have had to stretch their imaginations to accommodate Hanford’s dilatory progress, said Cheryl Whalen, the agency’s cleanup section manager.Valerie Brown, Discover Magazine, 28 Sep. 2018
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He can’t be blamed for the agency’s dilatory response to problems at the plant.The Editorial Board, WSJ, 25 May 2022
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The TransUnion 2025 Credit Forecast predicts the percentage of auto loans more than 60 days delinquent this year will come in at 1.45%, just about flat with the 1.42% rate in 2023, but then fall to 1.38% in the fourth quarter of 2025, a seven basis points improvement.Ed Garsten, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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So the total number of delinquent taxpayers is likely smaller than the total number of notices that were mailed out.Eamon Javers, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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The Setting Sun The death of Queen Elizabeth II marked, in a belated way, the demise of empire.Fintan O’Toole, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2023
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But a belated, uninspiring improvement is an improvement nonetheless.Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2024
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“Tardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tardy. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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