A piece of paper given to students who are late to class.
The teacher gave her a tardy because she did not come into the classroom until after the bell.
An instance of a student being marked as tardy by a teacher in his or her attendance sheet.
To make tardy.
Late; overdue or delayed.
He yawned, then raised a tardy hand over his mouth.
Moving with a slow pace or motion; not swift.
Ineffectual; slow-witted, slow to act, or dull.
His tardy performance bordered on incompetence.
Unwary; unready (especially in the phrase take (someone) tardy).
Criminal; guilty.