behind schedule

Example Sentences

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Admittedly, the chip announcement comes months behind schedule.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Glen Sannox began sailings last year, almost seven years behind schedule.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Homes are months behind schedule, and contractors face an uphill battle to recruit more workers to finish them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Pierre-Olivier Beckers, the head of the International Olympic Committee's coordination commission for the 2030 Games, said at an IOC Session ahead of the Milan-Cortina Winter Games that preparations were "behind schedule".

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

A few days later, another hiker called and requested a helicopter because he was a day behind schedule and was afraid he would miss an important business meeting.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson