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21tardy — adj Tardy, late, behindhand, overdue can all designate persons or things that do not arrive or take place at the time set, the time due, or the expected and usual time. Tardy implies a lack of promptness or punctuality or a coming or happening or …
22late — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. tardy (see lateness); new, recent; former, sometime; deceased. See newness, past, death. Ant., early. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Tardy] Syn. too late, held up, overdue, stayed, postponed, put off,… …
23be|hind|hand — «bih HYND HAND», adjective, adverb. 1. behind time; late: »He handed his assignment in behindhand. 2. behind others in progress; backward; slow: »He is behindhand in his schoolwork. 3. in …
24behind — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. rearward, aft, backward; after, subsequently; slow. prep. in back of, following. See rear, lateness, regression, sequence.Ant., ahead. II (Roget s IV) modif. and prep. 1. [To the rear in space] Syn …
25slow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. time consuming; dull witted, dense (sl.); tardy, sluggish; slack, leisurely; tedious, boring. See slowness, ignorance, lateness, weariness.Ant., fast, quick witted, bright. v. slacken, moderate,… …
26tardy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. overdue, late, behind time; slow, slack, dilatory, sluggish. See lateness, latency. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. overdue, too late, behindhand; see late 1 , slow 2 , 3 . III (Roget s 3… …
27Shortcoming — (Roget s Thesaurus) >motion short of. < N PARAG:Shortcoming >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 shortcoming shortcoming failure Sgm: N 1 falling short falling short &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 default default defalcation Sgm: N 1 leeway leeway …
28Adversity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Adversity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 adversity adversity evil &c. 619 Sgm: N 1 failure failure &c. 732 Sgm: N 1 bad luck bad luck ill luck evil luck adverse luck hard fortune …
29Nonpayment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Nonpayment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 nonpayment nonpayment Sgm: N 1 default default defalcation Sgm: N 1 protest protest repudiation Sgm: N 1 application of the sponge| application of the sponge| =>! Sgm …
30behind — 1. preposition 1) he hid behind a tree Syn: at the back/rear of, beyond, on the far/other side of, in back of Ant: in front of 2) a guard ran behind him Syn: after, following, at the back …
