“Humiliated by its tardiness in plugging into the Internet boom, Japan is determined not to suffer the same indignity in bioscience.”

“I owe a few people email responses but I know I'll be forgiven for my tardiness.”

“Luckily, the plane was delayed, so their tardiness at Heathrow went unnoticed.”

“Of cautionary notes from the school about overdue homework, absences, and tardies.”

“Between the 2003-04 and 2004-05 school years, tardies dropped from 45,008 to 18,289, a 59 percent decrease.”

“By the time these students get to secondary school, they are at risk for dropping out of the educational system and usually has a history of suspensions, fighting, excessive absences and tardies.”