tardily


tardily (http://definr.com/tardily)

     adv 1: without speed; "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is
            slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; (`slow' is
            sometimes used informally for `slowly' as in "please
            go slow; I want to see the sights") [syn: slowly, slow,
             easy] [ant: quickly]
     2: later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late";
        "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school";
        "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the
        deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday" [syn:
         late, belatedly] [ant: early]