I am very much obliged for that tardy word of recognition.
Even the elephant is not as tardy as that.
It is no fault of his that it was a mere tardy act of justice.
We have been too tardy in imposing this additional taxa- tion.
I welcome their repentance, even if it is somewhat tardy.
Many of us feel that it is tardy and should have been introduced before.
I come from a country whose government was rather tardy in expressing its interest in this directive.
In both those cases you only got a tardy and panic-stricken settlement when you were on the verge, or over the verge, of civil war.
