tardiness
tardiness — 名詞
1. the habit or fact of arriving or doing something later than the agreed or expect
遲到
比約定或預定時間晚到的事實
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.
Kabir 上班經常遲到，導致他的團隊每天都要晚開始工作。
collocation: chronic tardiness
Paloma received a written warning about her tardiness before starting a performance review plan.
Paloma 因遲到收到書面警告，隨後被列入績效改善計畫。
pattern: tardiness + about being late (uncountable noun)
The school principal wrote to Minh's parents about the student's frequent tardiness this semester.
校長寫信給 Minh 的家長，說明該生這學期經常遲到的情況。
Ayesha's repeated tardiness in submitting reports delayed the entire department's monthly review.
Ayesha 多次遲交報告，拖累了整個部門的月度審查進度。
Chronic tardiness to important meetings can damage a young professional's reputation at work.
在重要會議中經常遲到，可能會損害年輕專業人士的職場聲譽。
- 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.'