tardier; tardiest
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She was tardy to work.
They were tardy in filing the application.
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Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
Learn more: Best credit cards of 2023 A loophole allowed banks to charge excessive late fees, regulators say
Under the CARD Act, banks were supposed to charge late fees only to recover their costs in collecting the tardy payments.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
Experts come up to your door like a tardy caroling group, come around to offer their vast expertise.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
In his first public comments since Monday night’s team meeting, in which guard Tyrese Maxey spoke to Embiid about being tardy to team functions, and Tuesday’s reports of that meeting.
—Tony Jones, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Only three teams averaged fewer substitutions before the 75th minute than Hayes’ 2.0 per game, while her average time of making a change (74.1 minutes into a game) was tardier than the tournament average of 68.6.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
Learn more: Best credit cards of 2023 A loophole allowed banks to charge excessive late fees, regulators say
Under the CARD Act, banks were supposed to charge late fees only to recover their costs in collecting the tardy payments.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
Experts come up to your door like a tardy caroling group, come around to offer their vast expertise.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
In his first public comments since Monday night’s team meeting, in which guard Tyrese Maxey spoke to Embiid about being tardy to team functions, and Tuesday’s reports of that meeting.
—Tony Jones, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Tardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tardy. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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