This is the 11174th most frequent Catalan word.
tarden
"Tarden" is the third-person plural form of the verb "tardar," meaning "they delay" or "they take (time)."
Here 'tarden' indicates the action of delaying or taking time to perform an action.
Ells sempre tarden a arribar.
They always take a long time to arrive.
In this sentence, 'tarden' expresses the act of taking time or delaying, emphasizing the speaker's wish for promptness.
No vull que tarden en contestar.
I don't want them to take a long time to reply.
Here 'tarden' is used to describe how trains often take longer to arrive, reflecting seasonal delays.