tardio

1. belated (later in relation to the proper time)
2. which flourishes, ripens or fructifies after the usual timespan
3. slow (spread over a comparatively long time)
4. slow (taking a long time to move)
5. late (near the end of a period of time)

Opposite of

cedo, precoce, rápido, acelerado, veloz, inicial

Pronounced as (IPA)

/taʁˈd͡ʒi.u/

Etymology

Cognate with Spanish: tardío

In summary

From Late Latin tardīvus, from Latin tardus (“slow; late; tardy”). Compare Spanish tardío.

Concepts

late

tardy

belated

delayed

postponed

whilom

tardive

on hold

late-in-the-game

ci-devant

later

nighted

Synonyms

retardado

tarde

demorado

Translations

tardío

tardif

tardà

verspätet

spät

laat

późny

tard

متأخر

gecikmiş

tardo

säumig

tardivo

vergevorderd

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