tardar

=

to be late

verb

tardar
intransitive verb
1. to take (llevar tiempo)
  • tardó un año en hacerlo -> she took a year to do it
  • tardó en darse cuenta -> it took him a while o he took a while to realize
  • ¿cuánto tardarás (en hacerlo)? -> how long will you be (doing it)?, how long will it take you (to do it)?
2. to be late (retrasarse); to be slow (ser lento)
  • tardar en hacer algo -> to take a long time to do something
  • no tardará en llegar -> he won't be long (in coming)
  • ahora vuelvo, no tardo -> I'll be back in a minute, I won't be long
  • no tardaron en hacerlo -> they were quick to do it
  • a más tardar -> at the latest
  • sin tardar -> promptly
tardarse
pronomial verb
also:
  • no me tardaré -> I won't be long (Mexican Spanish)

tardar [tar-dar’]
verb neuter & verb reflexive
1. To delay (retardarse), to put off, to take, to dally, A más tardar, at the latest, no later than. (n)
  • Aquí tardan mucho -> they are very slow here
  • Escribiré sin tardar -> I'll write without delay
  • Tardará dos horas -> he’ll take two hours

Verb Conjugation for "tardar"

Infinitive
tardar
Gerund
tardando
Participle
tardado
Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo tardo tardé tardaba tardaré tarde
tardas tardaste tardabas tardarás tardes
Ella/Él/Usted tarda tardó tardaba tardará tarde
Nosotros tardamos tardamos tardábamos tardaremos tardemos
Vosotros tardáis tardasteis tardabais tardaréis tardéis
Ellos/Ustedes tardan tardaron tardaban tardarán tarden
Complete tardar conjugation
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