behind schedule

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: not according to schedule : late
We're running about five minutes behind schedule.

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Friction point: McGuire said development is roughly a year behind schedule, according to video of his talk posted by the Hamline Midway Coalition. Kyle Stokes, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025 But the reactors came online seven years behind schedule and $18 billion over budget. Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025 The comments were the White House's latest attempt to ratchet up pressure on Boeing, which is at least three years behind schedule in delivering two new Air Force One jets. Andrea Shalal and Kanishka Singh, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025 Boeing is years behind schedule on delivering two new Air Force One jets, which Trump ordered in his first term. New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for behind schedule

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“Behind schedule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behind%20schedule. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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