ADJ-GRADED
晚的;遲到的
If you describe something or someone as tardy, you think that they are later than they should be or later than expected.
例句
He wept for the loss of his mother and his tardy recognition of her affection...
他痛哭流涕，不僅因為失去了母親，還因為這么晚才認識到了媽媽對他的愛。
I was as tardy as ever for the afternoon appointments.
和以往一樣，下午的約見我又遲到了。