adjective. Occurring, arriving, acting, or done after the scheduled, expected, or usual time; late.

adjective. Moving or progressing slowly; sluggish.

To delay; retard; hinder.

Moving with a slow pace or motion; slow; sluggish.

Late; dilatory; behindhand.

Characterized by or proceeding from reluctance; unwilling to move or act; hanging back.

Synonyms Dilatory, etc. (see slow), slack, procrastinating.

transitive verb. To make tardy.

adjective. Moving with a slow pace or motion; slow; not swift.

adjective. Not being inseason; late; dilatory; -- opposed to prompt.

adjective. Unwary; unready.

adjective. Criminal; guilty.

adjective. Late; overdue or delayed.

adjective. ineffectual; slow witted, slow to act, or dullard

noun. A piece of paper given to students who are late to class.

verb. To make tardy.

adjective. after the expected or usual time; delayed

"Mr. Talbot's desire to be away was a surprise to him, for he was in difficulties how, even in that enormous hall, to dispose of all who claimed by right or by favour to witness what he called the tardy fulfilment of judgment."

come tardy off  tardy slip  to take one tardy  

unpunctual  

Azzopardi  Hardy  Lombardi  cardy  hardie  

belated  feeble  flatter  gratify  halfhearted  

ahead of time  anachronistic  antedated  arrested  back  

tardier  tardiest