Meaning

• A piece of paper given to students who are late to class.

  "The teacher gave her a tardy because she did not come into the classroom until after the bell."

• An instance of a student being marked as tardy by a teacher in his or her attendance sheet.

Meaning

• To make tardy.

Meaning

• Late; overdue or delayed.

  "He yawned, then raised a tardy hand over his mouth."

• Moving with a slow pace or motion; not swift.

• Ineffectual; slow-witted, slow to act, or dull.

  "His tardy performance bordered on incompetence."

• Unwary; unready (especially in the phrase take (someone) tardy).

• Criminal; guilty.