Tardy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

after the expected or usual time; delayed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɑːɹdi/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɑːdi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɑːdi/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈɑːɹdi/.

Examples

a belated birthday card
I'm late for the plane
the train is late

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

late belated

Parts of Speech

adjective

after the expected or usual time; delayed

“a belated birthday card”

Word Forms

lateness	noun	quality of coming late or later in time
tardiness	noun	the quality or habit of not adhering to a correct or usual or expected time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

spät

nach der erwarteten oder üblichen Zeit; verzögert

🇫🇷French

tardif

après l'heure prévue ou habituelle ; retardé

🇪🇸Spanish

tardío

después del horario previsto o habitual; demorado

🇮🇹Italian

tardivo

dopo l'orario previsto o consueto; ritardato

🇳🇱Dutch

laat

na de verwachte of gebruikelijke tijd; vertraagd

🇵🇹Portuguese

atrasado

após o horário esperado ou habitual; atrasado

🇷🇺Russian

запоздалый

после ожидаемого или обычного времени; отложенный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मंदा

अपेक्षित या सामान्य समय के बाद; विलंबित

🇧🇩Bengali

দেরী

প্রত্যাশিত বা স্বাভাবিক সময়ের পরে; বিলম্বিত

🇮🇳Tamil

தாமதமானது

எதிர்பார்த்த அல்லது வழக்கமான நேரத்திற்குப் பிறகு; தாமதமானது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆలస్యంగా

ఊహించిన లేదా సాధారణ సమయం తర్వాత; ఆలస్యమైంది

🇮🇳Marathi

उशिरा

अपेक्षित किंवा नेहमीच्या वेळेनंतर; विलंबित

🇮🇳Gujarati

મોડું

અપેક્ષિત અથવા સામાન્ય સમય પછી; વિલંબિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಡವಾದ

ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಸಮಯದ ನಂತರ; ತಡವಾಯಿತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാലതാമസം

പ്രതീക്ഷിച്ച അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സാധാരണ സമയത്തിന് ശേഷം; വൈകി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੇਟ

ਉਮੀਦ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਂ ਆਮ ਸਮੇਂ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ; ਦੇਰੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

تاخیر

متوقع یا معمول کے وقت کے بعد؛ تاخیر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

迟迟

在预期或通常的时间之后；延迟

🇯🇵Japanese

遅刻した

予想された時間または通常の時間の後。遅延

🇰🇷Korean

더딘

예상 시간 또는 평소 시간 이후; 지연

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đi trễ

sau thời gian dự kiến hoặc thông thường; bị trì hoãn

🇹🇭Thai

อืด

หลังจากเวลาที่คาดหวังหรือตามปกติ ล่าช้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

terlambat

setelah waktu yang diharapkan atau biasanya; terlambat

🇵🇭Filipino

huli

pagkatapos ng inaasahan o karaniwang oras; naantala

🇲🇾Malay

lambat

selepas masa yang dijangkakan atau biasa; tertangguh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متأخر

بعد الوقت المتوقع أو المعتاد؛ تأخير

🇮🇷Persian

تاخیر

پس از زمان مورد انتظار یا معمول؛ با تاخیر

🇹🇷Turkish

gecikmiş

beklenen veya olağan saatten sonra; gecikmiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְפַגֵר

לאחר הזמן הצפוי או הרגיל; מוּשׁהֶה

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The primary meaning of 'tardy' is 'after the expected or usual time; delayed'.

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Using 'tardy' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'tardy' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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