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Recent Examples of tardy Ukraine’s tardy recruitment of convicts has produced a small fraction of fighters who had enlisted from Russian prisons. Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 The district will excuse students who are tardy or absent due to traffic delays. Lori Hawkins, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Jan. 2024 After being tardy answering the client’s bar grievance, Terry refunded the $3,000. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025 Per Charania, Williamson was tardy in arriving late to the team plane prior to a Thursday flight to Philadelphia. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tardy
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Adjective
  • While some are opting for quiet beach vacations or leisurely wine tastings.
    Claire Volkman, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2025
  • The collection revisits the leisurely elegance of dandy dressing, reinterpreted through a contemporary lens.
    Essence, Essence, 2 June 2025
Adjective
  • The solution to getting those who may be slower to embrace AI isn’t to push them harder, but to coach them and consider their backgrounds.
    Greg Edwards, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
  • Still, even if the growth is slower than in some North American leagues, European teams continue to appreciate.
    Justin Teitelbaum, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • The epilogue takes the form of an obituary for the magazine’s late founder, but also acts as Anderson’s charming ode to the golden age of longform journalism.
    Shannon Carlin, Time, 30 May 2025
  • And her momentum is not slowing any time soon, with a new HBO Max series adaptation of the Harry Potter books going into production this summer, expected to run for a decade beginning in late 2026 and mint a whole new generation of fans.
    Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • Reporting meant hours of conversation in the car; room for asking the same questions over and over; the gradual diminishment of one’s embarrassment about being ignorant or uncertain; a dilatory attitude of quiet listening and watching; the possibility of misunderstandings resolved.
    Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
  • He can’t be blamed for the agency’s dilatory response to problems at the plant.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 25 May 2022
Adjective
  • Most of the public benefits charge pays for delinquent ratepayers, utility infrastructure upgrades, renewables and EV expansion and energy efficiency measures.
    David Alexander, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
  • Loan servicers began reporting delinquent accounts to credit bureaus in January 2025 and wage garnishments for borrowers who are more than 270 days late on payments are expected to resume soon.
    Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • Scrambling to recall a few staff and issue some belated funding is just window dressing.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Please accept our belated apology.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2025

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“Tardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tardy. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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