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tardily
adv 1: without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for
`slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is
slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I
can see the sights" [synonym: {slowly}, {slow}, {easy},
{tardily}] [ant: {apace}, {chop-chop}, {quickly},
{rapidly}, {speedily}]
2: later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late";
"we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice
came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I
belatedly wished her a happy birthday" [synonym: {late},
{belatedly}, {tardily}] [ant: {ahead of time}, {early}, {too
soon}]