lackadaisical, delayed, dilatory, belated, sloppy, winded, slipshod, lethargic, punctual, forgetful, inadequate, slow, unsatisfactory, haphazard, pernickety, peeved, impatient, shoddy, laggardly, underprepared, perfunctory, overdue, frustrated, petulant, delinquent, unforthcoming, clumsy, overanxious, slapdash, lax, discourteous, inept, disorganized, unprepared, timid, hasty, overambitious, lackluster, erratic, huffy, untimely, indifferent, careless, unpunctual, inattentive, brusque, flummoxed, ponderous, highhanded, sluggish, cavalier, overtired, overcautious, sheepish, fidgety, bungling, poor, curt, apologetic, obsequious, lazy, nonchalant, rude, churlish, unexcused, obstinate, discomfited, graceless, desultory, frazzled, shambolic, uncooperative, antsy, pedantic, unenthusiastic, pokey, nitpicky, understaffed, ungenerous, tedious, exasperated, inopportune, longwinded, sparse, rote, fussy, unamused, verbose, spotty, obtuse, subpar, insufficient, miserly, lukewarm, disjointed, irresponsive, cumbersome, slothful, overzealous, overenthusiastic, irritable, harried, argentine, bristol, far, harbinger, hurrying, lone, luminary, mesquite, near, paymaster, ruth, salem, strangers, underwood, ...., aberdeen, absenteeism, ace, acquaintance, adelaide, speedy, speedier, prompt, hesitant, expeditious, swift, grudging, quicker, timely, reluctant, swifter, unhesitating, cautious, fumbling, slower, wholehearted, faltering, halfhearted

detention, in time, soon enough

belated, late, unpunctual