Hurrying and Tardy

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Hurrying adjective - Moving with great haste.

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Tardy is an antonym for hurrying.

Tardy adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.

Usage example: thus far progress on the project has been tardy

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Hurrying is an antonym for tardy.

Nearby Words: tardily, tardiness

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Tardy and Hurrying. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hurrying/tardy

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