tardier; tardiest
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Adjective
She was tardy to work.
They were tardy in filing the application.
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Erik Sherman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
In his first public comments since Monday night’s team meeting, in which guard Tyrese Maxey spoke to Embiid about being tardy to team functions, and Tuesday’s reports of that meeting.
—Tony Jones, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
The newlywed woman sought advice on Reddit after her wedding day turned into a fiasco thanks to a few tardy family members.
—Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2024
My filter was deliberately designed to avoid the likes of UPS to try and identify cases that are likely to be truly tardy in taking write-downs.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Experts come up to your door like a tardy caroling group, come around to offer their vast expertise.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
In his first public comments since Monday night’s team meeting, in which guard Tyrese Maxey spoke to Embiid about being tardy to team functions, and Tuesday’s reports of that meeting.
—Tony Jones, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
The newlywed woman sought advice on Reddit after her wedding day turned into a fiasco thanks to a few tardy family members.
—Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2024
My filter was deliberately designed to avoid the likes of UPS to try and identify cases that are likely to be truly tardy in taking write-downs.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Tardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tardy. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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