The meaning of TARRY is to delay or be tardy in acting or doing. How to use tarry in a sentence.

TARRY definition: to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn. See examples of tarry used in a sentence.

Delaying and wasting time (Definition of tarry from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

tarry (ˈtærɪ) vb, -ries, -rying or -ried 1. (intr) to delay in coming or going; linger 2. (intr) to remain temporarily or briefly

Dec 14, 2025 · tarry (third-person singular simple present tarries, present participle tarrying, simple past and past participle tarried) (dated) (intransitive) To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing …

Tarry definition: To delay or be late in going, coming, or doing something.

Definition of tarry verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Jan 12, 2016 · To tarry is to linger and take your time leaving. If you really like going to Sally’s Diner for dessert, you might tarry over coffee and end up leaving after they’ve closed the kitchen.

If you describe something as tarry, you mean that it has a lot of tar in it or is like tar. I smelled tarry melted asphalt. ...cups of tarry coffee.

Britannica Dictionary definition of TARRY 1 : covered with tar a tarry surface 2 : dark or thick like tar a tarry substance