Meaning
2 senses(intransitive, rare)To dawdle.
(obsolete, transitive)To make tardy.
Examples
5 sentencesDon't be tardy.
Не запізнюйся. — deniko
ruНе задерживайся. — marafon
Leave now so you're not tardy.
They got the sack for being careless and tardy.
ruИх уволили за беспечность и медлительность. — odexed
Because I was tardy a lot, I got on the teacher's bad side.
His teacher sent him to the principal's office for being tardy too many times.
Origin
From an earlier tardive, from French tardif, from Late Latin tardīvus, from Latin tardus (From an earlier tardive, from French tardif, from Late Latin tardīvus, from Latin tardus (“slow”, “sluggish”), of obscure origin.
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Forms
tardies, tardying, tardied, tardiedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle