Tardy Meaning in English

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التعريف

Describes someone or something that is late or delayed, especially arriving later than expected or required.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Most often used in formal, academic, or official contexts (like school attendance). Synonyms include 'late' (more common in casual speech). Common in 'tardy slip' (note for being late to school).

• Spanish: tardío - impuntual
• Portuguese (BR): atrasado - retardatário
• Portuguese (PT): atrasado - retardatário
• Chinese (Simplified): 迟到的
• Chinese (Traditional): 遲到的
• Hindi: देर से आने वाला
• Arabic: متأخر
• Bengali: দেরি করা - বিলম্বিত
• Russian: опоздавший - запоздавший
• Japanese: 遅刻した - 遅れた
• Vietnamese: đến muộn - trễ
• Korean: 지각한 - 늦은
• Turkish: geç - geç kalan
• Urdu: دیر سے آنے والا
• Indonesian: terlambat

جمل نموذجية

The student was tardy to class again.

basic

He got a tardy slip for being late.

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Please don’t be tardy tomorrow.

basic

She’s always a bit tardy, but she means well.

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We left late because our ride was tardy.

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If you’re tardy too many times, you'll get in trouble.

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