tardio

Meaning

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)

Concepts

late

tardy

belated

delayed

postponed

whilom

tardive

on hold

late-in-the-game

ci-devant

later

nighted

Opposite of

cedo, precoce, rápido, acelerado, veloz, inicial

Synonyms

retardado

tarde

demorado

Translations

tardío

tardif

tardà

verspätet

spät

laat

tard

متأخر

gecikmiş

tardo

säumig

tardivo

vergevorderd

αργοπορημένος

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.