tardy🔊

Late; overdue or delayed.

Moving with a slow pace or motion; not swift.

Ineffectual; slow-witted, slow to act, or dull.

(obsolete) Unwary; unready.

(obsolete) Criminal; guilty.

(US) A piece of paper given to students who are late to class.

(US) An instance of a student's being marked as tardy by a teacher on the teacher's attendance sheet.

(obsolete) To make tardy.