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tardar

to take (time), to be late

t a ɾ ˈd a ɾ
tard delay + ar Infinitive
verb Uncommon #18,103
to take (time) Often used with an amount of time (e.g., “Tardo diez minutos”) or with “en” to say how long something takes.
SP: El tren suele tardar una hora en llegar.
EN: The train usually takes an hour to arrive.
to be late Commonly used in the negative (“No tardes”) to tell someone not to be late.
SP: Perdón por tardar.
EN: Sorry for being late.
Conjugation of tardar
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First tardaré tardaremos
Third tardará tardarán
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First tardaré tardaremos
Third tardará tardarán
tardar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First tardo tardamos
Second tardas —
Third tarda tardan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First tardo tardamos
Second tardas —
Third tarda tardan
tardes
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second tarda —
Third tarde —
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First tardé tardamos
Third tardó tardaron
Past
tardado
Conditional
SingularPlural
First tardaría —
Third tardaría —
Present
tardando

Solía tardar una hora en llegar al trabajo cada mañana por el tráfico.

It used to take me an hour to get to work every morning because of the traffic.

No debe tardar mucho.

It shouldn't take long.

— Buena suerte, pásalo bien, no mueras (2026)

La fila sigue hasta la esquina, vamos a tardar un buen rato.

The line goes all the way to the corner, it's going to take a while.

A no mucho tardar, estará preparado.

Before long, it will be ready.

— El señor de los anillos: Las dos torres (2002)

Podría tardar unos días en llegar el dinero a su destino.

It could take a few days for the money to reach its destination.

Ve al templo, sin tardar.

Go to the temple without delay.

— Una historia china de fantasmas (1987)

Esto puede tardar un rato.

This may take a while.

No pienso tardar.

I don't plan to be long.

— La doncella (2016)

Vamos a tardar al menos una hora en llegar a la casa.

It will take us at least an hour to get to the house.

No me voy a tardar, ¿o sí?

I won't be long, will I?

— Amores perros (2000)

Si seguimos yendo así, vamos a tardar una eternidad en llegar.

If we keep going like this, it's going to take us forever to get there.

— Piku (2015)

Vas a tardar a lo menos una hora en llegar a la casa.

It will take you at least an hour to get home.

No voy a tardar.

I won't be long.

— Good bye, Lenin! (2003)

Volví, perdón por tardar tanto.

I'm back; sorry it took so long.

— Despedidas (2008)

No te vayas a tardar, brother.

Don't take too long, brother.

— Amores perros (2000)

Y vamos a tardar.

And it's going to take a while.

— Song Sung Blue - Canción para dos (2025)

No debería tardar mucho.

It shouldn't take long.

— Arco (2025)

Esto puede tardar unos minutos.

This may take a few minutes.

— Sin piedad (2026)