Lateness and Tardiness

Lateness

Lateness noun - The quality or state of being late.
Usage example: we were unable to get into the movie due to our lateness in arriving
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Synonyms for Lateness

Tardiness is a synonym for lateness in time topic. In some cases you can use "Tardiness" instead a noun "Lateness", when it comes to topics like delay, procrastination, unpunctuality, belatedness.

Nearby Words: late, latency, lately

Tardiness

Tardiness noun - The quality or state of being late.
Usage example: habitual tardiness will be recorded in your personnel file
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Synonyms for Tardiness

Lateness is a synonym for tardiness in time topic. You can use "Lateness" instead a noun "Tardiness", if it concerns topics such as procrastination, belatedness.

Nearby Words: tardy, tardily

How words are described

chronic chronic lateness chronic tardiness
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