| Main Entry: | tardy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | late |
Synonyms: |
backward, behindhand, belated, dawdling, delayed, delinquent, detained, dilatory, held up, hung up, in a bind, jammed, laggard, loitering, not arrived, not done, overdue, procrastinating, retarded, slack, slow, sluggish, strapped for time, too late, unpunctual |
Antonyms: |
early, on time, prompt, punctual, ready |
| Main Entry: | backward |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bashful |
Synonyms: |
afraid, averse, demure, diffident, disinclined, hesitant, hesitating, humble, indisposed, late, loath, modest, reluctant, reserved, retiring, shy, sluggish, tardy, timid, uneager, unwilling, wavering |
Antonyms: |
aggressive, forward, precocious, unshy |
| Main Entry: | behind |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in debt; late |
Synonyms: |
backward, behind schedule, behind time, behindhand, belated, delayed, dilatory, have to play catch up, in arrears, laggard, overdue, slow, sluggish, tardy |
Antonyms: |
paid |
| Main Entry: | belated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | late, slow |
Synonyms: |
behind time, behindhand, delayed, long-delayed, overdue, remiss, tardy, unpunctual |
Antonyms: |
early, on time, punctual, timely |
| Main Entry: | delinquent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irresponsible, defaulting |
Synonyms: |
behind, blamable, blameworthy, careless, censurable, criminal, culpable, defaultant, derelict, disregardful, faulty, guilty, lax, neglectful, negligent, offending, overdue, procrastinating, red-handed, remiss, reprehensible, shabby, slack, tardy, unpaid |
Antonyms: |
behaving, careful, responsible |
| Main Entry: | dilatory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | procrastinating |
Synonyms: |
backward, behindhand, dallying, delaying, deliberate, laggard, late, lax, lazy, leisurely, lingering, loitering, moratory, neglectful, negligent, putting off, remiss, slack, slow, sluggish, snail-like, tardy, tarrying, time-wasting, unhasty, unhurried |
Antonyms: |
diligent, eager, enthusiastic, hard-working, ready, zealous |
| Main Entry: | late |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not on time |
Synonyms: |
backward, behind, behind time, behindhand, belated, blown, delayed, dilatory, eleventh-hour, gone, held up, hung up, in a bind, in the lurch, jammed, lagging, last-minute, missed the boat, out of luck, overdue, postponed, put off, remiss, slow, stayed, strapped, tardy, too late, unpunctual |
Antonyms: |
early, on time, prompt, punctual |
| Main Entry: | lazy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inactive, sluggish |
Synonyms: |
apathetic, asleep on the job, careless, comatose, dallying, dilatory, drowsy, dull, flagging, idle, inattentive, indifferent, indolent, inert, lackadaisical, laggard, lagging, languid, languorous, lethargic, lifeless, loafing, neglectful, out of it, passive, procrastinating, remiss, shiftless, slack, sleepy, slothful, slow, slow-moving, snoozy, somnolent, supine, tardy, tired, torpid, trifling, unconcerned, unenergetic, unindustrious, unpersevering, unready, weary |
Antonyms: |
active, diligent, energetic, hard-working, industrious, lively |
| Main Entry: | long |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | interminable, excessive in length |
Synonyms: |
boundless, delayed, diffuse, diffusive, dilatory, dragging, drawn-out, for ages, forever and a day, late, lengthy, limitless, lingering, long-drawn-out, long-winded, overlong, prolix, prolonged, protracted, slow, sustained, tardy, unending, verbose, without end, wordy |
Antonyms: |
ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, short |
| Main Entry: | overdue |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | late, behind schedule |
Synonyms: |
behind time, behindhand, belated, delinquent, due, held up, hung up, jammed, long delayed, mature, not punctual, outstanding, owing, payable, tardy, unpaid, unpunctual, unsettled |
| Notes: | overdo means to do something to an excessive degree, while overdue means not paid at the scheduled time or past due |
Antonyms: |
early, paid |