Tardaron (en. They took a while)

/taɾˈðaɾon/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Delay in performing an action.

They took longer than expected to arrive at the party.

Ellos tardaron más de lo esperado en llegar a la fiesta.

Have a delay.

The train took an hour to arrive.

El tren tardaron una hora en llegar.

Waste time on something.

They didn't take long to decide what to do.

No tardaron en decidir qué hacer.

From Latin 'tardāre', meaning 'to delay' or 'to postpone'.

take ages

Take a long time to do something.

tardar un siglo

not take long to

Do something in a short time.

no tardar en

take long to return

Be delayed in returning.

tardar en volver

late

Period of the day between afternoon and night.

tarde

take long

Delay or postpone doing something.

tardar

delay

The act of taking long or being late.

tardanza

Make oneself wait

That friend always takes long, sometimes we call him 'the one who makes us wait'.

Ese amigo siempre se tarda, a veces lo llamamos 'el que se hace esperar'.

Chronic lateness

He's famous for his chronic lateness, we call him 'the late one'.

Es famoso por su tardanza crónica, lo llamamos 'tardón'.