1
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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2
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
Per Charania, Williamson was tardy in arriving late to the team plane prior to a Thursday flight to Philadelphia.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
An 85-year-old couple in Spain was left by the Norwegian Viva after a rainstorm made their excursion tardy.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
Only three teams averaged fewer substitutions before the 75th minute than Hayes’ 2.0 per game, while her average time of making a change (74.1 minutes into a game) was tardier than the tournament average of 68.6.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
Learn more: Best credit cards of 2023 A loophole allowed banks to charge excessive late fees, regulators say
Under the CARD Act, banks were supposed to charge late fees only to recover their costs in collecting the tardy payments.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
An 85-year-old couple in Spain was left by the Norwegian Viva after a rainstorm made their excursion tardy.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
Only three teams averaged fewer substitutions before the 75th minute than Hayes’ 2.0 per game, while her average time of making a change (74.1 minutes into a game) was tardier than the tournament average of 68.6.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
Learn more: Best credit cards of 2023 A loophole allowed banks to charge excessive late fees, regulators say
Under the CARD Act, banks were supposed to charge late fees only to recover their costs in collecting the tardy payments.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tardy
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The leisurely pace of change means Americans may never see much of Biden’s proof.—
German Lopez,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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So, why not adopt the Italian mindset and embrace a leisurely approach to traveling here this year?—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2025
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The cut is also gaining ground on the Adult Contemporary chart, only at a much slower pace, which is not unusual for that list.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Morgan Stanley also highlighted risks such as weaker consumption and a slower pace of enterprise digitalization.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2025
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The East should also warm to above normal early to mid week, before cooling off again back to normal (or slightly below) late week, according to the Weather Prediction Center.—
Doyle Rice,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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The expectant mom announced her pregnancy during her late husband and brother-in-law Matthew's memorial service back in September.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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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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This delinquent account will then affect their credit score until the debt is paid.—
Bianca Rodríguez Rojas,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Feb. 2025
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Defaulting on federal student loans: This usually occurs after loans remain delinquent for 270 days.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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The misguided focus on containment is a belated echo of the nuclear age, when the United States and others limited the spread of atomic bombs by restricting access to enriched uranium, by keeping an eye on what certain scientists were doing and by sending inspectors into labs and military bases.—
Zeynep Tufekci,
The Mercury News,
12 Feb. 2025
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At the time of the film’s release in theaters in October, both Crowe and Adria Petty talked with Variety about what the very belated re-release of the film after more than 40 years meant to them.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Tardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tardy. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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