Meaning

2 senses
  1. In a tardy fashion; belatedly; late

  2. Slowly

More definitions
  • later than usual or than expected
  • without speed (‘slow’ is sometimes used informally for ‘slowly’)

Forms

more tardily, most tardily
Comparativemore tardily Lesson
Superlativemost tardily

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
belatedly:lateward
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedtardy

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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