Adverb

• 1. without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly');

  "he spoke slowly"

  "go easy here--the road is slippery"

  "glaciers move tardily"

  "please go slow so I can see the sights"

• 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"