tardily
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verb
1: without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for
`slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road
is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow
so I can see the sights" [syn: slowly, slow, easy]
[ant: quickly]
2: later than usual or than expected; "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" [syn:
late, belatedly] [ant: early]
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
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