Thesaurus:tardy time
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
Sense: a notional system of time which may used both derogatorily and jocularly to account for various peoples' supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy[edit]
Note: All of these terms can be derogatory.
Synonyms[edit]
Antonyms[edit]
- haole time (Hawaii)
- mzungu time (East Africa)
- White People's time
Further reading[edit]
- “133. lateness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.