tardy vs tarrying

tardy

noun
  • An instance of a student's being marked as tardy by a teacher on the teacher's attendance sheet. 

  • A piece of paper given to students who are late to class. 

adj
  • Ineffectual; slow-witted, slow to act, or dull. 

  • Late; overdue or delayed. 

  • Moving with a slow pace or motion; not swift. 

tarrying

noun
  • The act of one who tarries; a waiting or staying behind. 

How often have the words tardy and tarrying occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )