behind schedule
idiom
: not according to schedule : late
We're running about five minutes behind schedule.
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In the past, large, commercial-scale nuclear reactor projects have run over budget and behind schedule, and many hope SMRs won’t suffer that same fate.
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Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
Today, Dahomey’s twenty-six treasures are back in boxes, because the construction of the new museums meant to house them is behind schedule.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
Damages to one of the installation's amps have impacted the Ghost Train's sound, but the light aspect is still running, just 15 to 16 minutes behind schedule, Ellie Rabinowitz said.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2024
State officials are years behind schedule on plans for building wetlands at the Salton Sea, but as of this month the state has largely finished construction of a 4,100-acre habitat area along the south shore.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
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Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
Today, Dahomey’s twenty-six treasures are back in boxes, because the construction of the new museums meant to house them is behind schedule.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
Damages to one of the installation's amps have impacted the Ghost Train's sound, but the light aspect is still running, just 15 to 16 minutes behind schedule, Ellie Rabinowitz said.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2024
State officials are years behind schedule on plans for building wetlands at the Salton Sea, but as of this month the state has largely finished construction of a 4,100-acre habitat area along the south shore.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Behind schedule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behind%20schedule. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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