tardily

adv 1: without speed; "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is

slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; (`slow' is

sometimes used informally for `slowly' as in "please

go slow; I want to 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}]