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tardiness

[tahr-dee-nis] / ˈtɑr di nɪs /
NOUN
lateness
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But handwashing is done in plastic buckets -- a sign of the tardiness of the response to an outbreak many fear could be among the worst in the virus's history.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

She was late so often for school that administrators said she might have to repeat some classes and asked for a doctor’s note to explain the tardiness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

In a lawsuit filed in New York, they claimed her tardiness impacted their sleep and their ability to "get up early to go to work" the next day.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2024

Madonna's alleged tardiness is also the reason for a previous lawsuit filed against the singer in January.

From Salon • May 31, 2024

It might have been that my tardiness in learning to sense white people as “white” people came from the fact that many of my relatives were “white”-looking people.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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