tardy
adjective/ˈtɑːdi/
/ˈtɑːrdi/
(formal)- tardy (in doing something) slow to act, move or happen; late in happening or arriving
- The law is often tardy in reacting to changing attitudes.
- people who are tardy in paying their bills
- (North American English) to be tardy for school
- The government’s tardy response to the situation has exacerbated matters.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryTardy is used with these nouns:- bell
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French tardif, -ive, from Latin tardus ‘slow’.
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