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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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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

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 January report ran about two weeks behind schedule, pushed back by cascading delays caused by last fall’s government shutdown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

By mid-November he figured he was two weeks behind schedule.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

behind schedule

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