Topic of a note home, perhaps (9)

I believe the answer is:

tardiness

(Other definitions for tardiness that I've seen before include "Becoming late" , "Unpunctuality" , "Being behind quality" , "being a little late" , "Habit of being late" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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