Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.

Whether it was work, marriage, or family, I've always been a late bloomer.

The hasty and the tardy meet at the ferry.

Tardiness in literature can make me nervous.

It ought to be plain how little you gain
by getting excited and vexed.
You'll always be late for the previous train,
and always on time for the next.

Our attendance rate and tardiness went down by 50 percent this week. One senior even told me he'd come to school on time each day if he could come at 11 a.m..