| Engelsk adverb: tardily | |||
| 1. | tardily without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly') | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He spoke slowly. Go easy here--the road is slippery. Glaciers move tardily. Please go slow so I can see the sights. | ||
| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | easy, slow, slowly | ||
| Overordnet anvendelse | colloquialism | ||
| Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | apace, chop-chop, quickly, rapidly, speedily | ||
| 2. | tardily later than usual or than expected | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The train arrived late. We awoke late. The children came late to school. Notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline. I belatedly wished her a happy birthday. | ||
| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | belatedly, late | ||
| Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | ahead of time, too soon, early | ||