Portuguese

Adjective

tardio m ‎(feminine singular tardia, masculine plural tardios, feminine plural tardias, comparable)

1. belated (later in relation to the proper time)
2. (botany, of a plant) which flourishes, ripens or fructifies after the usual timespan
3. slow (spread over a comparatively long time)
4. slow (taking a long time to move)
5. late (near the end of a period of time)

Synonyms

• (belated): atrasado, serôdio, tarde
• (which ripens, etc., after the usual timespan): serôdio
• (spread over a comparatively long time): demorado, lento, moroso, tardo
• (taking a long time to move): lento, moroso, vagaroso
• (near the end of a period of time): final

Antonyms

• (belated): cedo, precoce
• (which ripens, etc., after the usual timespan): precoce
• (spread over a comparatively long time): rápido
• (taking a long time to move): acelerado, rápido, veloz
• (near the end of a period of time): inicial

Related terms

• tarde
• tardo