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yo tardo

take (time), be long

ˈt a ɾ d o → tardar
tard delay + o 1st-person singular present (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · 1st-person singular, present tense Rare #31,356
take (time), be long Often used with me: no me tardo means “I won’t be long.”
SP: Tardo diez minutos en llegar.
EN: I take ten minutes to get there.
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

Espérame aquí, no me tardo.

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

— Nosotros los pobres (1948)

Tardo una hora en limpiar.

It takes me an hour to clean.

— La única opción (2025)

No tardo, no.

I won’t be long, no.

— Hogar (2020)

No me tardo nada.

I won't be long.

— Roma (2018)

Espérame aquí, no tardo nada.

Wait for me here; I won’t be long.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

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)

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

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

— Amigos Intocables (2011)

No tardo nada.

It won't take long.

— Das Experiment (2001)

Le digo al taxi que dé la vuelta y no tardo nada.

I'll tell the taxi to turn around, and I'll be there in no time.

— Hogar (2020)

Sounds similar to

tarde ˈt a ɾ d e tarda ˈt a ɾ d a