tardier; tardiest
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Examples of tardy in a Sentence
Adjective
She was tardy to work.
They were tardy in filing the application.
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Serge F. Kovaleski, New York Times, 12 May 2024
On top of that fee, interest keeps building and consistently tardy consumers face the possibility of getting hit with sky-high penalty rates.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2024
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Adjective
The chancellor’s office, the L.A.P.D. and an outside consultant hired to investigate the tardy response have all declined to discuss it, pending the outcome of an inquiry that could take weeks or months.
—Serge F. Kovaleski, New York Times, 12 May 2024
On top of that fee, interest keeps building and consistently tardy consumers face the possibility of getting hit with sky-high penalty rates.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2024
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“Tardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tardy. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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