Synonyms for tardiness

Most common

lateness · slowness · tardity

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Noun

Antonyms

punctuality, promptness, timeliness

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   The state or quality of being tardy.

Forms

Plural

tardinesses → latenesses, slownesses, remissnesses…

Example sentences

• slowness My daughter's slowness to take action is a pain.
• lateness The company has hard and fast rules against lateness.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters

tardity

8 letters

slowness², lateness²

10 letters

remissness

14 letters

behindhandness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (slowness² = 2 syllables).