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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | late, slow |
| Synonyms: | behind time, behindhand, delayed, long-delayed, overdue, remiss, tardy, unpunctual |
| Antonyms: | early, on time, punctual, timely |
| Main Entry: | late |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not on time |
| Synonyms: | backward, behind, behind time, behindhand, belated, blown, delayed, dilatory, eleventh-hour, gone, held up, hung up, in a bind, in the lurch, jammed, lagging, last-minute, missed the boat, out of luck, overdue, postponed, put off, remiss, slow, stayed, strapped, tardy, too late, unpunctual |
| Antonyms: | early, on time, prompt, punctual |
| Main Entry: | late |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | at the last minute |
| Synonyms: | backward, behind, behind time, behindhand, belatedly, dilatorily, slowly, tardily, unpunctual |
| Antonyms: | early, on time, punctually |
| Main Entry: | overdue |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | late, behind schedule |
| Synonyms: | behind time, behindhand, belated, delinquent, due, held up, hung up, jammed, long delayed, mature, not punctual, outstanding, owing, payable, tardy, unpaid, unpunctual, unsettled |
| Notes: | overdo means to do something to an excessive degree, while overdue means not paid at the scheduled time or past due |
| Antonyms: | early, paid |
| Main Entry: | slow |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | behind, late |
| Synonyms: | backward, behindhand, belated, conservative, dead, delayed, detained, dilatory, down, draggy, dull, gradual, hindered, impeded, inactive, lingering, long-delayed, long-drawn-out, low, moderate, off, overdue, prolonged, protracted, reduced, slack, sleepy, sluggish, stagnant, stiff, tame, tardy, tedious, time-consuming, uneventful, unproductive, unprogressive, unpunctual |
| Antonyms: | on cue, on time, ready, waiting |
| Main Entry: | tardy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | late |
| Synonyms: | backward, behindhand, belated, dawdling, delayed, delinquent, detained, dilatory, held up, hung up, in a bind, jammed, laggard, loitering, not arrived, not done, overdue, procrastinating, retarded, slack, slow, sluggish, strapped for time, too late, unpunctual |
| Antonyms: | early, on time, prompt, punctual, ready |
| Main Entry: | tardily |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | late |
| Synonyms: | backward, behind, behind time, behindhand, belatedly, dilatorily, slowly, unpunctual |
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