TARDILY Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

tardily

adverb

ˈtär-də-lē

Definition of tardily

as in late

after the due, usual, or proper time she submitted her scholarship application tardily, so she was not considered

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as in slowly

at a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected the money that I had lent him for the video games came tardily and only after I told him that if he didn't repay me, I was taking them back

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Recent Examples of tardily While Chanel, which last season shut out guests who arrived a couple of minutes late, started its show — gasp — tardily. — Thomas Adamson, ajc, 7 Mar. 2023

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Adverb

Cocoa prices have dropped in the last year, but relief is coming too late to help prices for this Halloween, said David Branch, sector manager at Wells Fargo Agri-Food Institute.

— Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
The Wizards did cut the lead to 3 points late, but free throws and rebounding ultimately clinched the win for Charlotte, who improved to 3-1 on the season.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of late

Adverb

Six days later, Israel held Gaza, the West Bank, Sinai, and the Golan.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
The series opens from the police perspective, but later the story rewinds and is told through the eyes of the robbers and and their hostages inside the bank.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of later

Adverb

But this wasn’t too surprising considering most major productions require story build up, character development, and before we’re eventually locked in.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
The district said a second bus eventually came to pick up the students and continue the route.

— Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

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