behind/off schedule
idiom
: later than planned
We finished behind schedule.
: doing or finishing something later than planned
If we get too far behind/off schedule we will not be able to catch up later.
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Ships thrown off schedule can have ripple effects at other ports along their routes.
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Laura Curtis, Bloomberg.com, 7 June 2023
The project has been thrown off schedule repeatedly since construction started in early 2020, with supply-chain problems due to the pandemic and concerns from city building inspectors over some of its materials and techniques.
—Bethany Baker, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Dec. 2022
That backslide has contributed to drives getting off schedule and stalling in the red zone.
—USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2022
Watson usually in the shotgun and forced to make a lot of plays off schedule.
—Stephanie Stradley, Houston Chronicle, 2 Oct. 2020
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Laura Curtis, Bloomberg.com, 7 June 2023
The project has been thrown off schedule repeatedly since construction started in early 2020, with supply-chain problems due to the pandemic and concerns from city building inspectors over some of its materials and techniques.
—Bethany Baker, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Dec. 2022
That backslide has contributed to drives getting off schedule and stalling in the red zone.
—USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2022
Watson usually in the shotgun and forced to make a lot of plays off schedule.
—Stephanie Stradley, Houston Chronicle, 2 Oct. 2020
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“Behind/off schedule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behind%2Foff%20schedule. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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