behind schedule
Example Sentences
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However, the government has fallen behind schedule in its target to build 10,000 new affordable homes each year by 2032.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
The rain in Windsor, North Carolina, is way behind schedule.
From Salon • May 15, 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 Chicago, despite the tireless efforts of his young lieutenant Harry Codman, the work was far behind schedule, the task ahead growing more enormous by the day.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
