tardy
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Synonyms & Antonyms for tardy
Synonyms: Adjective
crawling, creeping, dallying, dawdling, dilatory, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, lagging, languid, leisurely, poking, poky (or pokey), slow, sluggish, snail-paced, snaillike, unhurried
Antonyms: Adjective
barreling, bolting, breakneck, breathless, brisk, careering, dizzy, fast, fleet, flying, hasty, hurrying, lightning, meteoric, quick, racing, rapid, rocketing, running, rushing, scooting, scudding, scurrying, snappy, speeding, speedy, swift, warp-speed, whirling, whirlwind, whisking, zipping
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Examples of tardy in a Sentence
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She was tardy to work. They were tardy in filing the application.Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Again, Lauer was slightly tardy as the fifth began. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Padres notes: Lauer sweating his breaking pitches; Austin Allen gets his May day," 27 Aug. 2019 Its potential new owners think its tardy bell could ring again as soon as 2021. — Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, "Plans to redevelop Denver’s historic Evans School no longer just academic, potential buyers say," 7 Aug. 2019 At one point, the sisters filed at least six separate lawsuits at the same time in a bid to recoup tardy fees. — oregonlive.com, "Elite DC school thought its founding nuns taught slaves to read. Instead, they sold them for profit.," 3 Aug. 2019 The relay was just tardy – the 5-4-3 double play is the longest of the traditional plays – and Wilson reached first base as a tired mess. — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, "Nicholas Castellanos ends losing skid with walk-off HR; Tigers win, 4-3, in 10," 21 July 2019 The Government Accountability Office and Pentagon’s director of operational testing have criticized Lockheed for tardy delivery of parts in the $406 billion acquisition program. — Anthony Capaccio, Bloomberg.com, "Lockheed’s F-35 Bonus Fees Under Scrutiny by Pentagon’s Watchdog," 21 June 2018 The league has already suffered black eyes from off-the-field thuggery of some players and its tardy attention to the devastating bodily damages, especially to the head. — Andrew Malcolm, San Francisco Chronicle, "NFL controversy is about so much more than a flag," 31 May 2018 Will Kahn come around on the hapless, constantly tardy Bobby, who wouldn’t know a lawnmower from a lawn dart? — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, "Coming-of-age drama 'Measure of a Man' doesn't measure up, despite Donald Sutherland," 10 May 2018 As his costars got off the bus, Corden reluctantly agreed to give the tour again for the tardy star. — Katherine Schaffstall, The Hollywood Reporter, "James Corden Hosts 'Avengers: Infinity War' Cast on Tour Around Los Angeles," 27 Apr. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
His tardy and limp comments about peaceful demonstrations came only after congressional resolutions and John McCain’s Senate tongue-lashing for their absence. — Andrew Malcolm, San Francisco Chronicle, "Trump is handling Iran just right, but his positive actions aren’t reported," 11 Jan. 2018 Shattered-bat grounder went to Xander Bogaerts, who was a fraction tardy in making the flip-feed, which cost Boston the double play. — Dennis Manoloff, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Indians overwhelm Red Sox ace Chris Sale, again -- DMan's weekly report," 27 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tardy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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