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[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: tardif 'tardy' (15-16 centuries), from Old French, from Vulgar Latin tardivus, from Latin tardus 'late']
arriving or done late
::Do please forgive this tardy reply.
::He's been tardy three times this semester.
doing something too slowly or late
tardy in
::people who are tardy in paying their bills
-- tardily adv
-- tardiness n [U]