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tardily
tar·dy T0047000 (tär′dē)adj. tar·di·er, tar·di·est 1. Occurring, arriving, acting, or done after the scheduled, expected, or usual time; late.2. Moving or progressing slowly; sluggish: walking at a tardy pace. [Alteration of Middle English tardive, slow, from Old French tardif, from Vulgar Latin *tardīvus, from Latin tardus.] tar′di·ly adv.tar′di·ness n.Synonyms: tardy, late, overdue These adjectives mean not arriving, occurring, acting, or done at the scheduled, expected, or usual time: tardy in making a dental appointment; late for the plane; an overdue bus.Antonym: promptThesaurusAdv. | 1. | tardily - without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights"slow, slowly, easycolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech | | 2. | tardily - later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"belatedly, late |
tardilyadverbNot on time:behind, behindhand, belatedly, late.Translationstardily Related to tardily: apparently, exuberantlySynonyms for tardilyadv not on timeSynonyms- behind
- behindhand
- belatedly
- late
Synonyms for tardilyadv without speed ('slow' is sometimes used informally for 'slowly')SynonymsRelated Wordsadv later than usual or than expectedSynonyms |