behind schedule
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: not according to schedule : late
We're running about five minutes behind schedule.
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The flight eventually took off and arrived in Miami nearly three hours behind schedule, according to flight-tracking data.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
By then, the fund was almost 10 months and 140 dispensaries behind schedule.
—Ashley Southall, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
But Boeing is at least three years behind schedule in delivering the jets, and the project is more than $2 billion over budget.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2025
The recent cold weather put us behind schedule so don’t put these plantings off any longer.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2025
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
By then, the fund was almost 10 months and 140 dispensaries behind schedule.
—Ashley Southall, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
But Boeing is at least three years behind schedule in delivering the jets, and the project is more than $2 billion over budget.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2025
The recent cold weather put us behind schedule so don’t put these plantings off any longer.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Behind schedule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behind%20schedule. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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