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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for behind/off schedule

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