Definition of tardy in English:

tardy

adjectivetardiest, tardier ˈtɑːdiˈtɑrdi

1Delaying or delayed beyond the right or expected time; late.
please forgive this tardy reply
Example sentencesExamples
- It is a dire coach company in the UK, to be avoided at all costs for their provision of uncomfortable seats and tardy services.
- My first meeting was drawing to a close, the participants slinking out to Starbucks - a plan ruined by my tardy arrival, which meant they were doomed to repeat the salient points.
- But he was very tardy and unorganized, throwing off my schedule considerably…
- It can use fuelling trucks but the trucks delay flights because of tardy, lazy drivers.
- Thanks for the email and sorry about tardy reply, just out of five weeks in Afghanistan where I'd no access to this email address.
- Not surprisingly, the notoriously tardy musician is late.
- The other upside was that any school official who called my house to ask why I was tardy got assurances from ‘my mom’ that it was all her fault.
- On one trip in Africa, a tardy photographer was left behind and had to catch us up in the next country.
- This woman, dressed in a headscarf, long peasant dress and sweater, stands with her arms folded in front of her as if she is slightly cold or perhaps waiting for a tardy child.
- Strains of Sinatra's signature tune would have completed the snapshot of Britain's tardy and most controversial swimmer.
- Next week I'll be less tardy and hopefully will get a spot.
- The ambassador's only doubt was whether ‘such tardy recognition’ of Chaplin's undisputed and long-held talents would be desirable at this time.
- We arrive too late to know if Feargal and the gang performed an ironic Here Comes The Summer, but thankfully we're not too tardy for Teenage Kicks - it's so hard to beat.
- Students who are tardy to school for a third time receive $165 citations from Whittier, California, cops.
- She broke up with me via a tardy phone call and letter for my birthday in May 2004 (a month late) and I haven't spoken to her since.
- So I beg your forgiveness for being tardy with mail.
- This is despite the introduction of late payment legislation three years ago that, in theory, allows a supplier to hit tardy payers with interest penalties.
- In my years at Rio Rancho High School, I've been tardy to class and been busted for dress code, receiving my fair share of hours in after-school detention.
- I've been tardy in finishing the New York photo scans… be patient with me… they will come sooner or later.
- They're very strict about being absent and tardy.
Synonyms
behind time, behind schedule, behind, behindhand
late, unpunctual, behind time, behind schedule, behind, behindhand, not on time, overdue, belated, delayed, running late
1. 1.1 Slow in action or response; sluggish.
  this makes the car feel tardy in quick manoeuvres
  Example sentencesExamples
  That is no excuse, though, for the tardy international response to a disaster which was not hidden from view but unfolded beneath our very eyes.
  The company is responsible for the tardy roll-out of broadband services in Britain according to a report out today.
  I now view the American military with awe and admiration: it is as difficult to provoke the United States as it is to survive its eventual and tardy response.
  The sure signs of the collapse are everywhere - nothing is moving; projects are not progressing; whatever work takes place happens at a tardy pace.
  The four AMCs have been tardy in valuing and auctioning off state assets, in large part due to the government's fear of selling them off on the cheap - especially to foreigners.
  It has been a long time coming and since AMD began its head-to-head battle with Intel's Athlon processor two years ago, this response is very tardy.
  The unions make a strong accusation that companies have been tardy when it comes to financial participation.
  The Jim Muldowney trained Aparelho was the warm 6/4 favourite for this event but after a tardy enough start was always playing catch-up.
  Although the West Lothian club have hardly been tardy with their hiring and firing in the past, they could point to some significant mitigating factors in defence of their abject start to the season.
  Worried about the police's tardy response to 111 calls?
  Apologies if updates to this site or responses to e-mails are a bit tardy at the moment, I am in Venezuela working on some stories at the moment.
  Although the president said he would return to the Gulf Coast tomorrow, his initial response was deemed tardy and inadequate by many observers.
  Howard's belated triumphalism in the South Pacific may be no more successful than Mussolini's equally tardy attempts at empire building in North Africa.
  What needs to made clear at this point is some assumptions that lie behind this picture of tardy, incompetent, and detached management of the company by the shareholders.
  A bankrupt political system has been a convenient peg on which to hang the blame for a consistently tardy response to humanitarian need.
  He praises the president for his action on Darfur, but laments the tardy and inadequate response to the overall situation.
  As the scale of carnage became clear and the government response was seen as tardy, TV news anchors and reporters dropped reserve in favour of stinging comments from the heart.
  Here in Britain, the government response was similarly tardy.
  The High Court judge recently criticised the tardy process and said taxpayers were footing the bill, including legal costs in successful claims.
  Yet because the government has been tardy in its response, the initiative was lost, and it's likely the current economic malaise will only get worse.
  Synonyms
  slow, unhurried, unpunctual, lax, slack, sluggish, sluggardly, snail-like, tortoise-like, lazy, idle, indolent, slothful

Derivatives

tardily

adverb ˈtɑːdɪliˈtɑrd(ə)li

And bringing them to account, however tardily, is a way of measuring how different America and the South are now.
Example sentencesExamples
- True, many of these fund managers are reacting tardily to an October rally they did not believe in and to a November bull continuation they do not trust.
- In this instance, Australia, albeit tardily, was prepared to risk the ire of terrorists to do the right thing.
- This review arrives quite tardily, and the reviewer is at fault.
- The French, tardily informed of Russia's initiative, immediately recognized it as a recipe for war against the Ottoman Empire and a direct challenge to Austria-Hungary, but went along for the sake of their alliance.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from French tardif, -ive, from Latin tardus 'slow'.

Rhymes

cadi, cardy, Guardi, Hardie, hardy, lardy, Mahdi, mardy, Saadi, samadhi, Yardie

Definition of tardy in US English:

tardy

adjectiveˈtärdēˈtɑrdi

1Delaying or delayed beyond the right or expected time; late.
please forgive this tardy reply
Example sentencesExamples
- It is a dire coach company in the UK, to be avoided at all costs for their provision of uncomfortable seats and tardy services.
- Thanks for the email and sorry about tardy reply, just out of five weeks in Afghanistan where I'd no access to this email address.
- This is despite the introduction of late payment legislation three years ago that, in theory, allows a supplier to hit tardy payers with interest penalties.
- Strains of Sinatra's signature tune would have completed the snapshot of Britain's tardy and most controversial swimmer.
- My first meeting was drawing to a close, the participants slinking out to Starbucks - a plan ruined by my tardy arrival, which meant they were doomed to repeat the salient points.
- On one trip in Africa, a tardy photographer was left behind and had to catch us up in the next country.
- I've been tardy in finishing the New York photo scans… be patient with me… they will come sooner or later.
- Next week I'll be less tardy and hopefully will get a spot.
- It can use fuelling trucks but the trucks delay flights because of tardy, lazy drivers.
- But he was very tardy and unorganized, throwing off my schedule considerably…
- Students who are tardy to school for a third time receive $165 citations from Whittier, California, cops.
- This woman, dressed in a headscarf, long peasant dress and sweater, stands with her arms folded in front of her as if she is slightly cold or perhaps waiting for a tardy child.
- So I beg your forgiveness for being tardy with mail.
- The ambassador's only doubt was whether ‘such tardy recognition’ of Chaplin's undisputed and long-held talents would be desirable at this time.
- She broke up with me via a tardy phone call and letter for my birthday in May 2004 (a month late) and I haven't spoken to her since.
- They're very strict about being absent and tardy.
- We arrive too late to know if Feargal and the gang performed an ironic Here Comes The Summer, but thankfully we're not too tardy for Teenage Kicks - it's so hard to beat.
- In my years at Rio Rancho High School, I've been tardy to class and been busted for dress code, receiving my fair share of hours in after-school detention.
- Not surprisingly, the notoriously tardy musician is late.
- The other upside was that any school official who called my house to ask why I was tardy got assurances from ‘my mom’ that it was all her fault.
Synonyms
behind time, behind schedule, behind, behindhand
late, unpunctual, behind time, behind schedule, behind, behindhand, not on time, overdue, belated, delayed, running late
1. 1.1 Slow in action or response; sluggish.
  Example sentencesExamples
  He praises the president for his action on Darfur, but laments the tardy and inadequate response to the overall situation.
  The four AMCs have been tardy in valuing and auctioning off state assets, in large part due to the government's fear of selling them off on the cheap - especially to foreigners.
  Apologies if updates to this site or responses to e-mails are a bit tardy at the moment, I am in Venezuela working on some stories at the moment.
  A bankrupt political system has been a convenient peg on which to hang the blame for a consistently tardy response to humanitarian need.
  Here in Britain, the government response was similarly tardy.
  The sure signs of the collapse are everywhere - nothing is moving; projects are not progressing; whatever work takes place happens at a tardy pace.
  Worried about the police's tardy response to 111 calls?
  The company is responsible for the tardy roll-out of broadband services in Britain according to a report out today.
  I now view the American military with awe and admiration: it is as difficult to provoke the United States as it is to survive its eventual and tardy response.
  As the scale of carnage became clear and the government response was seen as tardy, TV news anchors and reporters dropped reserve in favour of stinging comments from the heart.
  What needs to made clear at this point is some assumptions that lie behind this picture of tardy, incompetent, and detached management of the company by the shareholders.
  The unions make a strong accusation that companies have been tardy when it comes to financial participation.
  That is no excuse, though, for the tardy international response to a disaster which was not hidden from view but unfolded beneath our very eyes.
  The High Court judge recently criticised the tardy process and said taxpayers were footing the bill, including legal costs in successful claims.
  It has been a long time coming and since AMD began its head-to-head battle with Intel's Athlon processor two years ago, this response is very tardy.
  Howard's belated triumphalism in the South Pacific may be no more successful than Mussolini's equally tardy attempts at empire building in North Africa.
  The Jim Muldowney trained Aparelho was the warm 6/4 favourite for this event but after a tardy enough start was always playing catch-up.
  Although the West Lothian club have hardly been tardy with their hiring and firing in the past, they could point to some significant mitigating factors in defence of their abject start to the season.
  Yet because the government has been tardy in its response, the initiative was lost, and it's likely the current economic malaise will only get worse.
  Although the president said he would return to the Gulf Coast tomorrow, his initial response was deemed tardy and inadequate by many observers.
  Synonyms
  slow, unhurried, unpunctual, lax, slack, sluggish, sluggardly, snail-like, tortoise-like, lazy, idle, indolent, slothful

Origin

Mid 16th century: from French tardif, -ive, from Latin tardus ‘slow’.

单词	tardy
释义	Definition of tardy in English: tardy adjectivetardiest, tardier ˈtɑːdiˈtɑrdi 1Delaying or delayed beyond the right or expected time; late. please forgive this tardy reply Example sentencesExamples It is a dire coach company in the UK, to be avoided at all costs for their provision of uncomfortable seats and tardy services. My first meeting was drawing to a close, the participants slinking out to Starbucks - a plan ruined by my tardy arrival, which meant they were doomed to repeat the salient points. But he was very tardy and unorganized, throwing off my schedule considerably… It can use fuelling trucks but the trucks delay flights because of tardy, lazy drivers. Thanks for the email and sorry about tardy reply, just out of five weeks in Afghanistan where I'd no access to this email address. Not surprisingly, the notoriously tardy musician is late. The other upside was that any school official who called my house to ask why I was tardy got assurances from ‘my mom’ that it was all her fault. On one trip in Africa, a tardy photographer was left behind and had to catch us up in the next country. This woman, dressed in a headscarf, long peasant dress and sweater, stands with her arms folded in front of her as if she is slightly cold or perhaps waiting for a tardy child. Strains of Sinatra's signature tune would have completed the snapshot of Britain's tardy and most controversial swimmer. Next week I'll be less tardy and hopefully will get a spot. The ambassador's only doubt was whether ‘such tardy recognition’ of Chaplin's undisputed and long-held talents would be desirable at this time. We arrive too late to know if Feargal and the gang performed an ironic Here Comes The Summer, but thankfully we're not too tardy for Teenage Kicks - it's so hard to beat. Students who are tardy to school for a third time receive $165 citations from Whittier, California, cops. She broke up with me via a tardy phone call and letter for my birthday in May 2004 (a month late) and I haven't spoken to her since. So I beg your forgiveness for being tardy with mail. This is despite the introduction of late payment legislation three years ago that, in theory, allows a supplier to hit tardy payers with interest penalties. In my years at Rio Rancho High School, I've been tardy to class and been busted for dress code, receiving my fair share of hours in after-school detention. I've been tardy in finishing the New York photo scans… be patient with me… they will come sooner or later. They're very strict about being absent and tardy. Synonyms behind time, behind schedule, behind, behindhand late, unpunctual, behind time, behind schedule, behind, behindhand, not on time, overdue, belated, delayed, running late 1.1 Slow in action or response; sluggish. this makes the car feel tardy in quick manoeuvres Example sentencesExamples That is no excuse, though, for the tardy international response to a disaster which was not hidden from view but unfolded beneath our very eyes. The company is responsible for the tardy roll-out of broadband services in Britain according to a report out today. I now view the American military with awe and admiration: it is as difficult to provoke the United States as it is to survive its eventual and tardy response. The sure signs of the collapse are everywhere - nothing is moving; projects are not progressing; whatever work takes place happens at a tardy pace. The four AMCs have been tardy in valuing and auctioning off state assets, in large part due to the government's fear of selling them off on the cheap - especially to foreigners. It has been a long time coming and since AMD began its head-to-head battle with Intel's Athlon processor two years ago, this response is very tardy. The unions make a strong accusation that companies have been tardy when it comes to financial participation. The Jim Muldowney trained Aparelho was the warm 6/4 favourite for this event but after a tardy enough start was always playing catch-up. Although the West Lothian club have hardly been tardy with their hiring and firing in the past, they could point to some significant mitigating factors in defence of their abject start to the season. Worried about the police's tardy response to 111 calls? Apologies if updates to this site or responses to e-mails are a bit tardy at the moment, I am in Venezuela working on some stories at the moment. Although the president said he would return to the Gulf Coast tomorrow, his initial response was deemed tardy and inadequate by many observers. Howard's belated triumphalism in the South Pacific may be no more successful than Mussolini's equally tardy attempts at empire building in North Africa. What needs to made clear at this point is some assumptions that lie behind this picture of tardy, incompetent, and detached management of the company by the shareholders. A bankrupt political system has been a convenient peg on which to hang the blame for a consistently tardy response to humanitarian need. He praises the president for his action on Darfur, but laments the tardy and inadequate response to the overall situation. As the scale of carnage became clear and the government response was seen as tardy, TV news anchors and reporters dropped reserve in favour of stinging comments from the heart. Here in Britain, the government response was similarly tardy. The High Court judge recently criticised the tardy process and said taxpayers were footing the bill, including legal costs in successful claims. Yet because the government has been tardy in its response, the initiative was lost, and it's likely the current economic malaise will only get worse. Synonyms slow, unhurried, unpunctual, lax, slack, sluggish, sluggardly, snail-like, tortoise-like, lazy, idle, indolent, slothful Derivatives tardily adverb ˈtɑːdɪliˈtɑrd(ə)li And bringing them to account, however tardily, is a way of measuring how different America and the South are now. Example sentencesExamples True, many of these fund managers are reacting tardily to an October rally they did not believe in and to a November bull continuation they do not trust. In this instance, Australia, albeit tardily, was prepared to risk the ire of terrorists to do the right thing. This review arrives quite tardily, and the reviewer is at fault. The French, tardily informed of Russia's initiative, immediately recognized it as a recipe for war against the Ottoman Empire and a direct challenge to Austria-Hungary, but went along for the sake of their alliance. Origin Mid 16th century: from French tardif, -ive, from Latin tardus 'slow'. Rhymes cadi, cardy, Guardi, Hardie, hardy, lardy, Mahdi, mardy, Saadi, samadhi, Yardie Definition of tardy in US English: tardy adjectiveˈtärdēˈtɑrdi 1Delaying or delayed beyond the right or expected time; late. please forgive this tardy reply Example sentencesExamples It is a dire coach company in the UK, to be avoided at all costs for their provision of uncomfortable seats and tardy services. Thanks for the email and sorry about tardy reply, just out of five weeks in Afghanistan where I'd no access to this email address. This is despite the introduction of late payment legislation three years ago that, in theory, allows a supplier to hit tardy payers with interest penalties. Strains of Sinatra's signature tune would have completed the snapshot of Britain's tardy and most controversial swimmer. My first meeting was drawing to a close, the participants slinking out to Starbucks - a plan ruined by my tardy arrival, which meant they were doomed to repeat the salient points. On one trip in Africa, a tardy photographer was left behind and had to catch us up in the next country. I've been tardy in finishing the New York photo scans… be patient with me… they will come sooner or later. Next week I'll be less tardy and hopefully will get a spot. It can use fuelling trucks but the trucks delay flights because of tardy, lazy drivers. But he was very tardy and unorganized, throwing off my schedule considerably… Students who are tardy to school for a third time receive $165 citations from Whittier, California, cops. This woman, dressed in a headscarf, long peasant dress and sweater, stands with her arms folded in front of her as if she is slightly cold or perhaps waiting for a tardy child. So I beg your forgiveness for being tardy with mail. The ambassador's only doubt was whether ‘such tardy recognition’ of Chaplin's undisputed and long-held talents would be desirable at this time. She broke up with me via a tardy phone call and letter for my birthday in May 2004 (a month late) and I haven't spoken to her since. They're very strict about being absent and tardy. We arrive too late to know if Feargal and the gang performed an ironic Here Comes The Summer, but thankfully we're not too tardy for Teenage Kicks - it's so hard to beat. In my years at Rio Rancho High School, I've been tardy to class and been busted for dress code, receiving my fair share of hours in after-school detention. Not surprisingly, the notoriously tardy musician is late. The other upside was that any school official who called my house to ask why I was tardy got assurances from ‘my mom’ that it was all her fault. Synonyms behind time, behind schedule, behind, behindhand late, unpunctual, behind time, behind schedule, behind, behindhand, not on time, overdue, belated, delayed, running late 1.1 Slow in action or response; sluggish. Example sentencesExamples He praises the president for his action on Darfur, but laments the tardy and inadequate response to the overall situation. The four AMCs have been tardy in valuing and auctioning off state assets, in large part due to the government's fear of selling them off on the cheap - especially to foreigners. Apologies if updates to this site or responses to e-mails are a bit tardy at the moment, I am in Venezuela working on some stories at the moment. A bankrupt political system has been a convenient peg on which to hang the blame for a consistently tardy response to humanitarian need. Here in Britain, the government response was similarly tardy. The sure signs of the collapse are everywhere - nothing is moving; projects are not progressing; whatever work takes place happens at a tardy pace. Worried about the police's tardy response to 111 calls? The company is responsible for the tardy roll-out of broadband services in Britain according to a report out today. I now view the American military with awe and admiration: it is as difficult to provoke the United States as it is to survive its eventual and tardy response. As the scale of carnage became clear and the government response was seen as tardy, TV news anchors and reporters dropped reserve in favour of stinging comments from the heart. What needs to made clear at this point is some assumptions that lie behind this picture of tardy, incompetent, and detached management of the company by the shareholders. The unions make a strong accusation that companies have been tardy when it comes to financial participation. That is no excuse, though, for the tardy international response to a disaster which was not hidden from view but unfolded beneath our very eyes. The High Court judge recently criticised the tardy process and said taxpayers were footing the bill, including legal costs in successful claims. It has been a long time coming and since AMD began its head-to-head battle with Intel's Athlon processor two years ago, this response is very tardy. Howard's belated triumphalism in the South Pacific may be no more successful than Mussolini's equally tardy attempts at empire building in North Africa. The Jim Muldowney trained Aparelho was the warm 6/4 favourite for this event but after a tardy enough start was always playing catch-up. Although the West Lothian club have hardly been tardy with their hiring and firing in the past, they could point to some significant mitigating factors in defence of their abject start to the season. Yet because the government has been tardy in its response, the initiative was lost, and it's likely the current economic malaise will only get worse. Although the president said he would return to the Gulf Coast tomorrow, his initial response was deemed tardy and inadequate by many observers. Synonyms slow, unhurried, unpunctual, lax, slack, sluggish, sluggardly, snail-like, tortoise-like, lazy, idle, indolent, slothful Origin Mid 16th century: from French tardif, -ive, from Latin tardus ‘slow’.
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