| ADVERB | all | tardily, slowly, slow, easy | without speed ('slow' is sometimes used informally for 'slowly') |
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| all | tardily, late, belatedly | later than usual or than expected |
| Meaning | Without speed ('slow' is sometimes used informally for 'slowly'). | |
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| Example | "glaciers move tardily" | |
| Synonyms | slowly, slow, easy | |
| Opposite | quickly, rapidly, speedily, chop-chop, apace, in short order | With rapid movements |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Spanish | lentamente | |
| Catalan | lentament | |
| Meaning | Later than usual or than expected. | |
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| Example | "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline" | |
| Synonyms | late, belatedly | |
| Opposite | early, ahead of time, too soon | Before the usual time or the time expected |
| Spanish | tarde, tardíamente | |
| Adjectives | tardy | after the expected or usual time |
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