1ADJ-GRADED 晚的;迟到的 If you describe something or someone as tardy, you think that they are later than they should be or later than expected. 晚的;迟到的 [literary]
He wept for the loss of his mother and his tardy recognition of her affection.
他痛哭流涕,不仅因为失去了母亲,还因为这么晚才认识到了妈妈对他的爱。
I was as tardy as ever for the afternoon appointments.