The difference between Slow and Tardy

When used as nouns, slow means someone who is slow, whereas tardy means a piece of paper given to students who are late to class.

When used as verbs, slow means to make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly, whereas tardy means to make tardy.

When used as adjectives, slow means taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action, whereas tardy means late.

Slow is also adverb with the meaning: slowly.

check bellow for the other definitions of Slow and Tardy

  1. Slow as an adjective:

    Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.

    Examples:

    "a slow train; a slow computer"

  2. Slow as an adjective:

    Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.

  3. Slow as an adjective:

    Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.

  4. Slow as an adjective:

    Not hasty; not precipitate; lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation.

  5. Slow as an adjective (of a [[clock]] or the like):

    Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.

    Examples:

    "That clock is slow."

  6. Slow as an adjective:

    Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.

  7. Slow as an adjective (of a period of time):

    Not busy; lacking activity.

    Examples:

    "It was a slow news day, so the editor asked us to make our articles wordier."

    "I'm just sitting here with a desk of cards, enjoying a slow afternoon."

  1. Slow as a verb (transitive):

    To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.

  2. Slow as a verb (transitive):

    To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.

  3. Slow as a verb (intransitive):

    To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.

  1. Slow as a noun:

    Someone who is slow; a sluggard.

  2. Slow as a noun (music):

    A slow song.

  1. Slow as an adverb:

    Slowly.

    Examples:

    "That clock is running slow."

  1. Tardy as an adjective:

    Late; overdue or delayed.

    Examples:

    "He yawned, then raised a tardy hand over his mouth."

  2. Tardy as an adjective:

    Moving with a slow pace or motion; not swift.

  3. Tardy as an adjective:

    Ineffectual; slow-witted, slow to act, or dull.

    Examples:

    "His tardy performance bordered on incompetence."

  4. Tardy as an adjective (obsolete):

    Unwary; unready (especially in the phrase take (someone) tardy).

  5. Tardy as an adjective (obsolete):

    Criminal; guilty.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Collier"

  1. Tardy as a noun (US):

    A piece of paper given to students who are late to class.

    Examples:

    "The teacher gave her a tardy because she did not come into the classroom until after the bell."

  2. Tardy as a noun (US):

    An instance of a student being marked as tardy by a teacher in his or her attendance sheet.

  1. Tardy as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To make tardy.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

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