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Meaning of Tardiness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being tardy.
  2. The result or product of being tardy.

Equivalents

العربية التأخّر ريث
Ελληνικά άργητα
हिन्दी अबेर विलंब
日本語 遅延
Latina tarditas

Examples

“Some ten years ago, an evening excursion train from the Walsall area to Manchester, when travelling well over the heavily-graded Walsall-Rugeley line, was brought to a stand at a level crossing at Hednesford by the tardiness of a gatekeeper, who was pottering about in his garden instead of attending to his duties.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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