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tardily

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Tardily (adv) means In a late or delayed way.

adv

In a late or delayed way.

"Suyin had tardily, but accurately, realized that night life in this urbane company was bound to be more exciting than a cinema date with two sincere, but unelegant, factory workers." — Janet W. Salaff, Working daughters of Hong Kong: filial piety or power in the family? (1981)

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