adjective
- arriving or happening later than expected or required; late
- slow to act, respond, or make progress
Usage: formal
Examples
- Students who are tardy to class must get a pass from the office.
- The tardy arrival of the bus made everyone late for work.
- She received a warning for being tardy three times this month.
- The government was tardy in responding to the crisis.
- His tardy recognition of the problem cost the company money.
- The tardy spring weather delayed the planting season.