Associations to the word «Tardiness»

Wiktionary

TARDINESS, noun. (uncountable) The state or quality of being tardy.
TARDINESS, noun. (countable) The result or product of being tardy.

Dictionary definition

TARDINESS, noun. The quality or habit of not adhering to a correct or usual or expected time.

Wise words

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain