behind schedule
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: not according to schedule : late
We're running about five minutes behind schedule.
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The project, once estimated to cost as little as $90 million, has actually cost more than $175 million after multiple delays put it behind schedule.
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Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
Toyota was many years behind schedule, and even the lighter car didn’t find many buyers.
—Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
The plane returned to the gate, where passengers boarded a different plane and left for Las Vegas about two hours behind schedule.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
That project cost $35 billion and ran seven years behind schedule.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
Toyota was many years behind schedule, and even the lighter car didn’t find many buyers.
—Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
The plane returned to the gate, where passengers boarded a different plane and left for Las Vegas about two hours behind schedule.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
That project cost $35 billion and ran seven years behind schedule.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Behind schedule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behind%20schedule. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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