as in delayed
not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time
the response was behindhand, just like everything else the company did
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The impact is already being felt across various regions, from a delayed start to the Indian monsoon to a temporary halt to Peru’s fishing season.
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That meant a delayed return to full activities.
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Like the scrappy bird in their nickname, the tenacious Toronto Blue Jays have clawed their way to 45 come-from-behind victories – most in the major leagues – and 87 overall, tops in the American League with under two weeks left in the 2025 campaign.
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Women, who make up more than half (55%) of Social Security recipients ages 62 and up, on average collect $5,254 less annually than men, according to a FinanceBuzz analysis of the government's latest data.
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These figures mark a clear increase from depressed crossing rates seen during much of the Iran war since its start in late February.
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During one confessional, the model gave Zverev grief for always being tardy.
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By the main course, most tardy guests have managed to arrive, but not all.
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Both Nupen Patel and Bhara Patel are among the principal members of the ownership group for the Radisson Hotel Oakland Airport in Oakland, which has been shoved into receivership due to a delinquent $31 million loan, Alameda County documents show.
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Hochman said the comic paid his taxes before 2019 and that the California Franchise Tax Board sent more than 70 demand notices regarding his delinquent tax returns.
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The closer and title track serve as a belated mission statement, at once tonally busy and capaciously arranged, as if to make the frequency spectrum itself a character in the songs.
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The journey proves a belated act of self-discovery.
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Due to our latish start, lunch time coincides with our arrival at the first tower.
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“Behindhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behindhand. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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