They got the sack for being careless and tardy.
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Tardy
//ˈtɑːdi//
Synonyms for "tardy" (66 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (19)
Related words (33)
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10 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
47 translations across 20 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- закъснял adj (later in relation to the proper time)
- изоставащ adj (ineffectual; slow witted, slow to act, or dull)
Czech
4 entries- liknavý adj (ineffectual; slow witted, slow to act, or dull)
- opožděný adj (later in relation to the proper time)
- pomalý adj (ineffectual; slow witted, slow to act, or dull)
- pozdní adj (later in relation to the proper time)
Dutch
2 entries- dom, lanzaam reagerend adj (ineffectual; slow witted, slow to act, or dull)
- te laat adj (later in relation to the proper time)
Estonian
1 entries- viivitunud adj (later in relation to the proper time)
French
4 entries- en retard adj (later in relation to the proper time)
- lent adj (ineffectual; slow witted, slow to act, or dull)
- long à la détente adj (ineffectual; slow witted, slow to act, or dull)
- tardif adj (later in relation to the proper time)
Galician
1 entries- serodio adj (later in relation to the proper time)
German
3 entries- langsam adj (ineffectual; slow witted, slow to act, or dull)
- säumig adj (ineffectual; slow witted, slow to act, or dull)
- verspätet adj (later in relation to the proper time)
Hungarian
1 entries- megkésett adj (later in relation to the proper time)
Italian
1 entries- tardivo adj (later in relation to the proper time)
Japanese
3 entries- 遅い adj (ineffectual; slow witted, slow to act, or dull)
- 遅刻 adj (later in relation to the proper time)
- 鈍い adj (ineffectual; slow witted, slow to act, or dull)
Northern Mansi
1 entries- юв-хультум adj (later in relation to the proper time)
Portuguese
1 entries- tardio adj (later in relation to the proper time)
Romanian
2 entries- tardiv adj (later in relation to the proper time)
- întârziat adj (later in relation to the proper time)
Russian
2 entries- запозда́лый adj (later in relation to the proper time)
- медли́тельный adj (ineffectual; slow witted, slow to act, or dull)
Sanskrit
1 entries- मन्दर adj (ineffectual; slow witted, slow to act, or dull)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- deireannach adj (later in relation to the proper time)
Spanish
4 entries- flemático adj (ineffectual; slow witted, slow to act, or dull)
- moroso adj (later in relation to the proper time)
- parsimonioso adj (ineffectual; slow witted, slow to act, or dull)
- tardinero adj (ineffectual; slow witted, slow to act, or dull)
Swedish
2 entries- försenad adj (later in relation to the proper time)
- sen adj (later in relation to the proper time)
Tagalog
1 entries- gutoy adj (later in relation to the proper time)
Turkish
4 entries- ağırdan alan adj (ineffectual; slow witted, slow to act, or dull)
- gecikmiş adj (later in relation to the proper time)
- geç adj (later in relation to the proper time)
- yavaş adj (ineffectual; slow witted, slow to act, or dull)
Sample sentences
25 total sentences available.
His teacher sent him to the principal's office for being tardy too many times.
Source: tatoeba (2321315)
Leave now so you're not tardy.
Source: tatoeba (2582561)
Don't be tardy.
Source: tatoeba (8591021)
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