TARDINESS

tardiness

(noun) the quality or habit of not adhering to a correct or usual or expected time

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tardiness (countable and uncountable, plural tardinesses)

(uncountable) The state or quality of being tardy.

(countable) The result or product of being tardy.

Synonyms

• (quality of being tardy): lateness, tardity; see also lateness

Antonyms

• earliness, punctuality; see also earliness or punctuality

Source: Wiktionary


Tar"di*ness, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being tardy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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