TARDILY Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

tardily

adverb

ˈtär-də-lē

Definition of tardily

as in late

after the due, usual, or proper time she submitted her scholarship application tardily, so she was not considered

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as in slowly

at a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected the money that I had lent him for the video games came tardily and only after I told him that if he didn't repay me, I was taking them back

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Recent Examples of tardily While Chanel, which last season shut out guests who arrived a couple of minutes late, started its show — gasp — tardily. — Thomas Adamson, ajc, 7 Mar. 2023

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Ukraine received no warning from its partners ahead of the first wave of attacks, and information about a second wave arrived too late for air raid sirens to be activated in time, air force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat said on national television.

— SAMYA KULLAB, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
The debate around the contours of an acceptable federal AI safety bill shifted again after a draft of a proposal Anthropic has been pitching to lawmakers on Capitol Hill leaked late last week.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of late

Adverb

Decades later, the character helped Harris navigate a daunting first feature — including a two-week production pause to overhaul a story that was not yet working.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Hundreds of mourners later gathered at Rehman Baba cemetery for mass funeral prayers as grief gripped the neighborhood and announcements echoed from mosque loudspeakers, urging residents to join in prayers for those killed.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of later

Adverb

Krantz said the suspect, a male city resident who has not yet been publicly identified, was spotted entering the school by a community member, who eventually pursued him into the school and shot him.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
For now, Dazzle is invite-only and eventually Mayer said the company will charge subscription fees, transaction fees, or both, but will keep a free tier.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

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