behind schedule
Example Sentences
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The latter are complicated, expensive and behind schedule.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
The stock then popped when Musk achieved the stated target slightly behind schedule.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
Later that day, one of the trainees asked me whether they were already behind schedule.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
Thousands of people waiting in a rainy Piazza del Duomo cheered as torchbearer Nicoletta Manni, an Italian ballerina, carried it into the square, over an hour behind schedule.
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026
We had meant to leave in the morning but got a little behind schedule for several reasons: I couldn’t find the box with Bera-Bera, and I was convinced he was lost.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
