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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
Albeit tardily, it has been punished.
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The Economist, 20 June 2020
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
Messer and Rokita tardily tried to remind voters that Braun was a former Democrat who had once (gasp!) voted for a gas-tax increase in the legislature.
—Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 9 May 2018
These fluttered tardily through the migratory funnel that is Cape May, N.J., their iconic orange-and-black patterns splashing against the muted green of pines frosted by the season's first chill.
—Joe Trezza, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2018
The Economist, 20 June 2020
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
Messer and Rokita tardily tried to remind voters that Braun was a former Democrat who had once (gasp!) voted for a gas-tax increase in the legislature.
—Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 9 May 2018
These fluttered tardily through the migratory funnel that is Cape May, N.J., their iconic orange-and-black patterns splashing against the muted green of pines frosted by the season's first chill.
—Joe Trezza, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tardily
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The Cardinals cut the lead to nine late in the third on a 2-yard pass from Murray to James Conner but didn’t score again.Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Mescal brought his acting intensity to sketches like one about a college student whose parents hate his new pierced ear, a scene about an actor struggling with a commercial for an Italian restaurant, and a pitch-perfect portrayal of his fellow countryman Bono late in the show.Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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Last week, Fed Chair Jerome Powell suggested that with the economy generally healthy, the Fed could reduce its key rate slowly.COMPILED BYDEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Its numbers are so big that Chess.com has been organizing its own million-dollar tournaments, slowly encroaching on FIDE.Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Forty years later, Hindu Americans in public life are facing the same stereotypes in spades.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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The suspect was seen taking a cab at around 7 a.m. on the Upper West Side and at an uptown bus station about 45 minutes later, according to police.Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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The show was eventually picked up to series at Apple in 2021.Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
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The team eventually took off, two hours late, on an entirely new plane.Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Tardily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tardily. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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