tardy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tar·dy /ˈtɑːdi $ ˈtɑːrdi/ adjective formal 1 LATEarriving or done late 迟的，晚了的 Do please forgive this tardy reply. 迟复为歉，敬请原谅。 He’s been tardy three times this semester. 这学期他已经迟到三次了。► see thesaurus at late2 SLOWdoing something too slowly or late 行动缓慢的；拖沓的tardy in people who are tardy in paying their bills 付账单拖拉的人 —tardily adverb —tardiness noun [uncountable]
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tardy• It's an excrescence, a monstrosity, some tardy addition to the agenda.• The tardy appearance of the tapes provided the opportunity for Sen.• Yorkshire may have been slightly tardy in not monitoring his schoolboy progress.• This makes the car feel tardy in quick manoeuvres and exacerbates the variable-ratio's less-than-linear response through fast sweepers.• He was never tardy or absent the whole semester.• Talking out, skipping class, being tardy or disrespectful are no more acceptable for work-inhibited students than for any others.• The Jesuits soon boasted a chapel and a lot, while the tardy Protestants waited eight years to build their own church.• Do please forgive this very tardy reply.• We apologize for our tardy response to your letter.Origin tardy (1500-1600) tardif “tardy” ((15-16 centuries)), from Old French, from Vulgar Latin tardivus, from Latin tardus “late”tar·dy adjectiveChineseSyllable
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tardy
tar‧dy /ˈtɑːdi $ ˈtɑːrdi/
adjective formal
Do please forgive this tardy reply.
He’s been tardy three times this semester.
2. doing something too slowly or late
tardy in
people who are tardy in paying their bills
—tardily adverb
—tardiness noun [uncountable]
▪ late arriving or happening after the time that was expected or arranged: Sorry I’m late. | The bus was late. | Spring seems to be very late this year.
▪not on time not arriving or doing something at the time that was expected or arranged: He never hands his homework in on time. | If we don’t leave on time, we’ll miss the flight.
▪overdue not done or happening by the expected time – used especially about payments that are late or library books that should have been returned: Your rent is three weeks overdue. | I had to pay a £3 fine on some overdue library books.
▪be behind with something British English, be behind on something American English to be late in doing something that you have to do: I can’t come out because I’m behind with my English essay.
▪be held up to be made late for a meeting, appointment etc by something that happens, especially by bad traffic: I was held up by a traffic jam.
▪be delayed to be prevented from arriving, leaving, or happening at the expected time – often used about public transport: The flight was delayed by bad weather.
▪belated /bɪˈleɪtəd, bɪˈleɪtɪd/ given or done late – used especially about something that someone has forgotten or failed to do: a belated birthday card | I’m still hoping for a belated apology from him.
▪tardy especially American English formal arriving or happening late: a habitually tardy person | a tardy decision
▪be in arrears /əˈrɪəz $ əˈrɪrz/ formal to have not made one or more regular payments at the time when you should: One in eight mortgage payers are in arrears.
tar‧dy /ˈtɑːdi $ ˈtɑːrdi/
adjective formal Date: 1500-1600
Origin: tardif __tardy__ (15-16 centuries), from Old French, from Vulgar Latin tardivus, from Latin tardus __late__
1. arriving or done late:Origin: tardif __tardy__ (15-16 centuries), from Old French, from Vulgar Latin tardivus, from Latin tardus __late__
2. doing something too slowly or late
tardy in
—tardily adverb
—tardiness noun [uncountable]
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