tardies
Marks for lateness
Tardies is the plural of tardy used as a noun, referring to instances of arriving late, especially in American schools.
Students accumulate tardies on their records: Three tardies equal one absence.
The word belongs almost exclusively to educational contexts, where attendance systems track both absences and tardies.
Unauthorized absence from school
- skippingRhythmic hopping locomotion
- hookyUnauthorized school absence
- absenteeismHabitual failure to attend
- nonattendanceFailure to appear
cutting · bunking · ditching · AWOL · no-show · excused · unexcused
Unauthorized absence from school
- unexcusedLacking official approval
- infractionMinor rule breach
- violationBreaking of rules
- detentionTemporary official holding
misconduct · noncompliance · demerit · probation · suspension · consequence · warning · accountability
Habitually not timely
- oversleepingSlumbering past intended time
- stragglerOne who lags behind
- laggardOne falling behind
- belatedArriving after expected
truancy
Unauthorized absence from school
- skippingRhythmic hopping locomotion
- hookyUnauthorized school absence
- absenteeismHabitual failure to attend
nonattendance · cutting · bunking · ditching · AWOL · no-show · excused · unexcused
truancy
Unauthorized absence from school
- unexcusedLacking official approval
- infractionMinor rule breach
- violationBreaking of rules
detention · misconduct · noncompliance · demerit · probation · suspension · consequence · warning · accountability
unpunctual
Habitually not timely
- oversleepingSlumbering past intended time
- stragglerOne who lags behind
- laggardOne falling behind
belated · dawdling · holdup · detention · procrastination