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failing to be on time or meet a scheduled deadline
- Please excuse my tardy arrival; traffic was unusually heavy this morning.
- She received a warning for her tardy submission of the assignment.
- He has been tardy three times this semester, which could affect his grade.
- The tardy reply caused a delay in the project’s completion.
- The student was often tardy to class, frustrating the teacher.