Adverb
In a tardy manner; slowly.
Source: Webster's dictionaryWe have come tardily to the tremendous task of cleaning up our environment. Gerald Ford
We have come tardily to the tremendous task of cleaning up our environment. We should have moved with similar zeal at least a decade ago. But no purpose is served by post-mortems. With visionary zeal but the greatest realism, we must now address ourselves to the vast problems that confront us. Gerald Ford
To give tardily is to refuse. French Proverb
the train arrived late Source: Internet
we awoke late Source: Internet
the children came late to school Source: Internet