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behind schedule

ADVERB
behind
Synonyms
STRONG
in debt late slow
WEAK
backward behind time behindhand belated delayed dilatory have to play catch up in arrears overdue sluggish tardy
Antonyms
STRONG
paid paid up

Example Sentences

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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

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 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

Thanks to the mystery intruders, the pancake-house project already was two weeks behind schedule.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen