Tardy vs. Delay
Difference Between Tardy and Delay
Tardyadjective
Late; overdue or delayed.
He yawned, then raised a tardy hand over his mouth.Delaynoun
A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
the delay before the echo of a soundTardyadjective
Moving with a slow pace or motion; not swift.
Delaynoun
(music) An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.
Tardyadjective
Ineffectual; slow-witted, slow to act, or dull.
His tardy performance bordered on incompetence.Delayverb
To put off until a later time; to defer.
Tardyadjective
(obsolete) Unwary; unready (especially in the phrase take (someone) tardy).
Delayverb
To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time.
The mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow.Tardyadjective
(obsolete) Criminal; guilty.
Delayverb
(obsolete) To allay; to temper.
Tardynoun
(US) A piece of paper given to students who are late to class.
The teacher gave her a tardy because she did not come into the classroom until after the bell.Delayverb
(obsolete) To dilute, temper.
Tardynoun
(US) An instance of a student being marked as tardy by a teacher in his or her attendance sheet.
Delayverb
(obsolete) To assuage, quench, allay.
Tardyverb
To make tardy.
Delaynoun
time during which some action is awaited;
instant replay caused too long a delayhe ordered a hold in the actionTardyadjective
after the expected or usual time; delayed;
a belated birthday cardI'm late for the planethe train is latetardy children are sent to the principalalways tardy in making dental appointmentsDelaynoun
the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
Delayverb
cause to be slowed down or delayed;
Traffic was delayed by the bad weathershe delayed the work that she didn't want to performDelayverb
act later than planned, scheduled, or required;
Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be consideredDelayverb
stop or halt;
Please stay the bloodshed!Delayverb
slow the growth or development of;
The brain damage will retard the child's language development
