lateness
51hard put — or[hard put to it] {adj.} In a difficult position; faced with difficulty; barely able. * /John was hard put to find a good excuse for his lateness in coming to school./ * /The scouts found themselves hard put to it to find the way home./ …
52watch one's step — {v. phr.} To mend one s ways; exercise prudence, tact, and care. * /I have to watch my step with the new boss as he is a very proud and sensitive individual./ …
53hard put — or[hard put to it] {adj.} In a difficult position; faced with difficulty; barely able. * /John was hard put to find a good excuse for his lateness in coming to school./ * /The scouts found themselves hard put to it to find the way home./ …
54watch one's step — {v. phr.} To mend one s ways; exercise prudence, tact, and care. * /I have to watch my step with the new boss as he is a very proud and sensitive individual./ …
55Dilatoriness — Dil a*to*ri*ness, n. The quality of being dilatory; lateness; slowness; tardiness; sluggishness. [1913 Webster] …
56Recency — Re cen*cy (r[=e] sen*s[y^]), n. [LL. recentia, fr. L. recens. See {Recent}.] The state or quality of being recent; newness; new state; late origin; lateness in time; freshness; as, the recency of a transaction, of a wound, etc. [1913 Webster] …
57Tarriance — Tar ri*ance, n. The act or time of tarrying; delay; lateness. [Archaic] Shak. [1913 Webster] And after two days tarriance there, returned. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] …
58high — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hēah; akin to Old High German hōh high, Lithuanian kaukaras hill Date: before 12th century 1. a. having large extension upward ; taller than average, usual, or expected < a high wall > b.… …
59late — I. adjective (later; latest) Etymology: Middle English, late, slow, from Old English læt; akin to Old High German laz slow, Old English lǣtan to let Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) coming or remaining after the due, usual, or proper time < a… …
60Helsinki — – Helsingfors   City   Helsingin kaupunki Helsingfors stad …
