behind schedule
Example Sentences
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Seven years behind schedule, trials will finally start across Europe over the coming months.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
The rain in Windsor, North Carolina, is way behind schedule.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
The latter are complicated, expensive and behind schedule.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 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
In reality, the fair was far behind schedule, with worse delay forestalled only by the winter’s mildness.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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