behind schedule
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: not according to schedule : late
We're running about five minutes behind schedule.
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However, the project, which was expected to be completed by last year, is now years behind schedule and over budget after multiple setbacks.
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Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2025
The plane left Saturday evening about six hours behind schedule.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2025
The new crew took off around 9 p.m. and landed in Shanghai about six hours behind schedule.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
Yet progress is woefully behind schedule and more expensive than originally planned.
—Nicholas Turner, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
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Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2025
The plane left Saturday evening about six hours behind schedule.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2025
The new crew took off around 9 p.m. and landed in Shanghai about six hours behind schedule.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
Yet progress is woefully behind schedule and more expensive than originally planned.
—Nicholas Turner, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Behind schedule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behind%20schedule. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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