Meaning
Tardiness means the quality or habit of being late, especially habitually. It refers to the failure to arrive on time or meet deadlines promptly.
Grammar and Usage
- Part of speech: Noun (uncountable, sometimes countable in specific contexts).
- Used to describe lateness in general or repeated lateness as a character trait.
- Common in formal or professional contexts, such as schools or workplaces.
Typical sentence structures:
- tardiness in doing sth
- tardiness to work/class
- be penalized for tardiness
Common Phrases
- habitual tardiness
- excessive tardiness
- tardiness policy
- excuse for tardiness
- penalize for tardiness
Collocations
- Adjectives + tardiness: excessive tardiness, habitual tardiness, chronic tardiness
- Verbs + tardiness: excuse tardiness, punish tardiness, reduce tardiness, discourage tardiness
- Prepositions: tardiness in arriving, tardiness to class
Examples
- His constant tardiness eventually cost him his job.
- The teacher warned that tardiness would affect students’ grades.
- She apologized for her tardiness to the meeting.
- A company may have strict rules against tardiness.
- The manager overlooked his tardiness because of his excellent performance.
- Tardiness in submitting assignments can result in penalties.
- Despite his tardiness, he managed to finish the project on time.
- They introduced flexible hours to reduce employee tardiness.
Synonyms or Related
- lateness
- delay
- unpunctuality
Antonym
- punctuality
- promptness