tardy

adj., -di·er, -di·est.

1. Occurring, arriving, acting, or done after the scheduled, expected, or usual time; late.
2. Moving slowly; sluggish.

[Alteration of Middle English tardive, slow, from Old French tardif, from Vulgar Latin *tardīvus, from Latin tardus.]

tardily tar'di·ly adv.
tardiness tar'di·ness n.

SYNONYMS   tardy, behindhand, late, overdue. These adjectives mean not arriving, occurring, acting, or done at the scheduled, expected, or usual time: tardy in making a dental appointment; behindhand with her car payments; late for the plane; an overdue bus.
ANTONYM  prompt

adjective

1. Not being on time: behindhand, belated, late, overdue. See time.
2. Proceeding at a rate less than usual or desired: dilatory, laggard, slow, slow-footed, slow-going, slow-paced. Informal poky¹. Idioms: slow as molasses in January. See fast/slow/velocity.

adj

Definition: late
Antonyms: early, on time, prompt, punctual, ready

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IN BRIEF: Not on time, late.

He was the only student in the class who was never tardy to school.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - langsom, sendrægtig, træg

Nederlands (Dutch)
laat, traag

Français (French)
adj. - lent (à faire) (littér), tardif

Deutsch (German)
adj. - spät, träge, langsam

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - βραδύς, αργοπορημένος, καθυστερημένος, όψιμος

Italiano (Italian)
ritardo, lento

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - moroso, indolente, atrasado

Русский (Russian)
медлительный, запоздавший, запоздалый, неохотный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - tardío, lento

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - långsam, sen, senfärdig, senkommen, motsträvig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
慢的, 迟到的, 迟钝的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 慢的, 遲到的, 遲鈍的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 느린

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 遅れた, 遅刻した, のろい, ぐずぐずした
n. - 遅参

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متأخر, بطيء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮משתהה, איטי, מאחר‬

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