What does tardiness mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tardinessnoun

    the quality or habit of not adhering to a correct or usual or expected time

Wiktionary

  1. tardinessnoun

    The state or quality of being tardy.

  2. tardinessnoun

    The result or product of being tardy.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Tardinessnoun

    Slowness; sluggishness; unwillingness to action or motion.

    Etymology: from tardy.

    A tardiness in nature,
    Which often leaves the history unspoke,
    That it intends to do. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

Wikipedia

  1. Tardiness

    Tardiness is the habit of being late or delaying arrival. Being late as a form of misconduct may be formally punishable in various arrangements, such as workplace, school, etc. An opposite personality trait is punctuality.

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  1. tardiness

    Tardiness refers to the habit or act of not being on time, often characterized by lateness or delay. This can apply to a range of contexts such as arriving late for work, school, meetings, or even submitting tasks past their deadline. It can be seen as a form of non-compliance with set rules or schedules, which sometimes result in penalties.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tardinessnoun

    the quality or state of being tardy

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tardiness in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tardiness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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