tar·dy
adjective/ˈtɑːdi/
/ˈtɑːrdi/
(formal)- tardy (in doing something) slow to act, move or happen; late in happening or arriving
行动缓慢的；拖拉的；迟缓的；迟到的 - The law is often tardy in reacting to changing attitudes.
法律对变化中的观念常常反应迟缓。 - people who are tardy in paying their bills
拖延付账的人 - (North American English) to be tardy for school
上学迟到 - The government’s tardy response to the situation has exacerbated matters.
政府对局势的迟缓反应加剧了局势。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryTardy is used with these nouns:- bell
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French tardif, -ive, from Latin tardus ‘slow’. - The law is often tardy in reacting to changing attitudes.