tardily
Not on time
Tardily means in a late or slow manner, not on time: He arrived tardily to the meeting and missed the opening remarks.
The word is somewhat formal; people more often say "late" in everyday speech.
Arriving after expected
- overduePast expected arrival
- behindAt the rear
- behindhandLate with obligations
- lateNot on time
last-minute · eleventh-hour · delayed · postponed · deferred · rescheduled · untimely · unpunctual
In a slow, lazy manner
- unhurriedlyIn no particular rush
- slowlyAt reduced speed
- graduallyIn slow stages
- leisurelyDone without urgency
pokily · laggingly · haltingly · falteringly · reluctantly · hesitantly · languidly · torpidly
In a drawn-out manner
- dallyingIdling without purpose
- dawdlingLeisurely time-wasting
- dillydallyingPointless time-wasting
- lollygaggingAimless time-wasting
procrastinating · shilly-shallying · meanderingly · idly · lazily · leisurely · draggingly · laggardly
belated
Arriving after expected
- overduePast expected arrival
- behindAt the rear
- behindhandLate with obligations
late · last-minute · eleventh-hour · delayed · postponed · deferred · rescheduled · untimely · unpunctual · remiss
sluggishly
In a slow, lazy manner
- unhurriedlyIn no particular rush
- slowlyAt reduced speed
- graduallyIn slow stages
leisurely · pokily · laggingly · haltingly · falteringly · reluctantly · hesitantly · languidly · torpidly · lethargically
lingeringly
In a drawn-out manner
- dallyingIdling without purpose
- dawdlingLeisurely time-wasting
- dillydallyingPointless time-wasting
lollygagging · procrastinating · shilly-shallying · meanderingly · idly · lazily · leisurely · draggingly · laggardly · pokily
tardilypunctually
At the scheduled time
on time · promptly · early · beforehand · ahead of schedule