Synonyms of tardiness

tardiness

noun

ˈtär-dē-nəs 

as in lateness

the quality or state of being late

habitual tardiness will be recorded in your personnel file

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lateness
• delinquency
• belatedness
• dilatoriness
• sluggishness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• earliness
• prematurity
• promptness
• punctuality
• promptitude
• prematureness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tardiness

Their tardiness, which saw the start delayed by half an hour, was continued on the field with India looking like a rabble in the face of the onslaught from Buttler and Brook. — Paul Newman, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Target's new attendance point system Target will start tracking unexcused tardiness and absences for its store and warehouse workers in September, assigning point values to violations and terminating any employee who hits 12 points within a year. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 30 June 2026

Fresh out of the gym, the rapper, known for his intense delivery, is particularly chipper during our video call and apologizes for his slight tardiness. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 26 June 2026

The cause of the fallout is a combination of factors, including reports of Hardy’s tardiness on set and insistence on re-writing some of the script, multiple sources confirmed to Variety. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 28 May 2026