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yo tardo

I take (a long time), I’m late

ˈt a ɾ d o → tardar
tard delay + o 1st-person singular present (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · first singular · present indicative Rare #32,963
I take (a long time), I’m late From the verb "tardar": often used to mean "to take a long time" (tardar en + infinitive) or "to be late".
SP: Siempre tardo en contestar los mensajes.
EN: I always take a long time to reply to messages.
Conjugation of tardar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First tardo tardamos
Second tardas —
Third tarda tardan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First tardo tardamos
Second tardas —
Third tarda tardan
tardes

No tardo.

I won't be long.

— Rebeca (1940)

Mi amor, no me tardo nada.

Love, I won't be long.

— Amores perros (2000)

No me tardo.

I won't be long.

— Roma (2018)

Esperame aqui, no tardo nada.

Wait for me here, I won't be long.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

No tardo nada.

It won't take long.

— El experimento (2001)

Tardo una hora en limpiar.

It takes me an hour to clean.

— No hay otra opción (2025)

No me tardo nada.

I won't be long.

— Roma (2018)

Perdí la noción del tiempo, tardo una eternidad en mi baño de espuma.

I lost track of time; my bubble bath takes forever.

— Intocable (2011)

Sounds similar to

tarde ˈt a ɾ d e tarda ˈt a ɾ d a