behind schedule
Example Sentences
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The rain in Windsor, North Carolina, is way behind schedule.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
But he offered no analysis of the main mistakes of his campaign, other than the failure to finish the Russian-designed Paks 2 nuclear power station, which is running six years behind schedule.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
The January report ran about two weeks behind schedule, pushed back by cascading delays caused by last fall’s government shutdown.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
The stock then popped when Musk achieved the stated target slightly behind schedule.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
In an overwhelming number of crashes, the plane is behind schedule, so the pilots are hurrying.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
