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tardiness

[ tahr-dee-nis ]
/ ˈtɑr di nɪs /
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noun

the state or quality of being later than the usual or proper time, or an instance of this; lateness:Please forgive my tardiness in communicating with everyone once again.

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Origin of tardiness

tardy + -ness

Words nearby tardiness

tarbrush, Tarde, Tardenoisian, Tardieu, tardigrade, tardiness, tardive, tardive cyanosis, tardive dyskinesia, tardo, tardy
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Words related to tardiness

delay, detention, slowness

Example sentences from the Web for tardiness

  • The charges were not based on minor complaints of tardiness or failing to maintain one’s uniform.

    How Criminal Cops Often Avoid Jail|by Andrew Ford, Asbury Park Press|September 23, 2020|ProPublica

  • Tardiness on the part of any pupil doing the work meant a loss of so many credits already accumulated.

    School Credit for Home Work|Lewis Raymond Alderman

  • Tardiness is a disappointment and an interruption; a kind of falsehood and theft of time.

    The Choctaw Freedmen|Robert Elliott Flickinger

  • Tardiness is reported to be much less in home credit schools.

    School Credit for Home Work|Lewis Raymond Alderman
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