tardiness
tardinesses
Tardiness is the quality of being late. When people don't show up on time, they're guilty of tardiness.
When you're late for something, you're tardy, so tardiness refers to the habit of being late. Because of their tardiness, some people almost never arrive at work, school, or other places when they're expected. Tardiness is very annoying for the people waiting for the tardy person, and too much tardiness at work could get you fired. Tardiness comes from the Latin word tardus, "slow, sluggish, dull, or stupid."
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the quality or habit of not adhering to a correct or usual or expected time
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Antonyms:
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promptness, punctuality
the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time
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type of:
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timing
the time when something happens
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promptness, punctuality
Vocabulary lists containing tardiness
Alec starts a club that he hopes no one will join — but ends up making unexpected connections with his classmates.
Growing up in a traditional Indian village, Koly expects to enter into an arranged marriage at a young age. But Koly's husband and his family are not what they seemed, and she must forge a new path to independence.
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