Tardy means being late or delayed. It can be used to describe someone who is tardy for a meeting, appointment, class, or other event.
Usage examples
The school's policy states that students will be marked tardy if they arrive after 8:00 am.
The employee was frequently tardy, often arriving 15 minutes late to work.
She received a warning from her professor for being tardy to class three times in a row.
The student missed the exam because she was tardy and the professor did not allow late entries.
The flight was delayed due to technical issues, making the passengers tardy for their connecting flight.
The team lost the game because their star player was tardy and couldn't join until halfway through.
The student's grades suffered because she was consistently tardy and missed important lectures.
The couple missed the beginning of the show as they were tardy to the theater.
The teacher made all the tardy students stay after class for 15 minutes as a consequence.
Sentences with «tardy»
I've been a little bit tardy in adding new money to this portfolio. (canadiancapitalist.com)
District officials noted the changed reduced the number of tardy students and increased academic performance. (poststar.com)
The research suggests that a system - level intervention is required to combat student tardiness, to ensure guidelines are current and consequences for tardy behaviour is implemented and effective. (teachermagazine.com.au)