behind schedule
Example Sentences
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The rain in Windsor, North Carolina, is way behind schedule.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
The stock then popped when Musk achieved the stated target slightly behind schedule.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 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
This caused disruption, leading to empty shelves in the all important run up to Christmas trading, a "nightmare" putting the turnaround six months behind schedule, they said.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 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
