tardy
slow, late, overdue
TRANSLATION
langsam, reichlich spät, spät, unpünktlich, verspätet
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"TARDY taxpayers face £92m fines -- About 90% of tax forms arrived on time.The Inland Revenue says that one in ten tax payers failed to meet the deadline to submit their self assessment forms.
(BBC NEWS - Wednesday, 7 February, 2001)
(BBC NEWS - Wednesday, 7 February, 2001)
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tardy
Alteration of Middle English tardive, slow, from Old French tardif, from Vulgar Latin *tardvus, from Latin tardus.
1. Occurring, arriving, acting, or done after the scheduled, expected, or usual time; late.
2. Moving slowly; sluggish.
Synonyms: tardy, behind, late, overdue
These adjectives mean not arriving, occurring, acting, or done at the scheduled, expected, or usual time:
- TARDY in making a dental appointment
- BEHIND with her car payments
- LATE for the plane
- an OVERDUE bus.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Alteration of Middle English tardive, slow, from Old French tardif, from Vulgar Latin *tardvus, from Latin tardus.
1. Occurring, arriving, acting, or done after the scheduled, expected, or usual time; late.
2. Moving slowly; sluggish.
Synonyms: tardy, behind, late, overdue
These adjectives mean not arriving, occurring, acting, or done at the scheduled, expected, or usual time:
- TARDY in making a dental appointment
- BEHIND with her car payments
- LATE for the plane
- an OVERDUE bus.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
