1. (adverb)slowly, slow, easy, tardily without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly') "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights"
2. (adverb)late, belatedly, tardily later than usual or than expected "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"
Definition of 'tardily' 
