ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsTtardy
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tardy
Meaning: arriving or happening late
tardy in a sentence
How tardy is used in real sentences:
A tardy student quietly entered the classroom after the lesson began.
The tardy bus arrived after the students had waited for twenty minutes.
“On Monday morning, a tardy bus arrived forty minutes behind schedule.”
— from the passage The Waiting Map
Synonyms for tardy
Other words for tardy — late, delayed and overdue — carry the same meaning.
- late
- delayed
- overdue
Antonyms of tardy
Words that mean the opposite of tardy:
- punctual
- early
Where it comes from
From Old French tardif 'slow, late'
Memory hook
Don't be tardy to the party—showing up tardy means showing up late.