tardiness
tardiness — noun
1. the habit or fact of arriving or doing something later than the agreed or expect
the habit or fact of arriving or doing something later than the agreed or expected time
Kabir's chronic tardiness to the morning shift made his team start work late each day.
collocation: chronic tardiness
Paloma received a written warning about her tardiness before starting a performance review plan.
pattern: tardiness + about being late (uncountable noun)
The school principal wrote to Minh's parents about the student's frequent tardiness this semester.
Ayesha's repeated tardiness in submitting reports delayed the entire department's monthly review.
Chronic tardiness to important meetings can damage a young professional's reputation at work.
- lateness
the everyday, less formal alternative that works in most contexts
- delay
used for events or processes rather than people; a flight is delayed, not tardy
- unpunctuality
more formal and less common than tardiness, found in written reports
- punctuality
the quality of arriving or doing things at the expected time
文法句型
tardiness + in + gerund
tardiness + of + noun
用法筆記
This noun is uncountable and appears mainly in formal or professional contexts such as workplace evaluations, school records, and official disciplinary notices. In everyday casual conversation, the phrase 'being late' sounds more natural than 'tardiness.'