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tar·dy

tardy

 
 
pronunciation:
tar di
part of speech: adjective
inflections: tardier, tardiest
definition: If someone is tardy, they have arrived late for something, like school or work.
The bus came late, so we were all tardy for school this morning.
synonyms:
delayed, late
antonyms:
prompt, quick
derivations: tardily (adv.), tardiness (n.)