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

Sphere was completed in 2023 for $2.3 billion, or nearly $1 billion over budget and years behind schedule.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Admittedly, the chip announcement comes months behind schedule.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Unless the pace of decision-making accelerated, he knew, the fair would fall irreparably behind schedule, yet if anything the barriers to efficiency were increasing in size and number.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson