BEHINDHAND Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

behindhand

adjective

bi-ˈhīnd-ˌhand

Definition of behindhand

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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Adjective

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.

— Bloomberg, Fortune, 21 June 2026
That meant a delayed return to full activities.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 9 June 2026

Definition of delayed

Adjective

The chefs are running super-behind, so service is slow.

— Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026
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.

— Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

Definition of behind

Adjective

On Tuesday alone, Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo are all releasing their latest quarterly results.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
But that beacon became a target in late June and the South Bushwick community is left heartbroken.

— Allen Devlin, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Definition of late

Adjective

Pulitzer-Prize finalist Daniel Mason molds his new novel around Miles Krzelewski, married to a Stanford academic superstar, twelve years tardy on his dissertation.

— Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
Machado, who was shifted over and essentially playing in the shortstop position, fielded the ball and diverted his route to go put a tag on Hoerner before making a tardy throw to first base.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2026

Definition of tardy

Adjective

The slump in office leasing also unleashed waves of slumping values, failed property loans and even foreclosures of delinquent mortgages.

— George Avalos, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
City officials say the settlement is part of a broader effort to recover delinquent utility accounts.

— Verónica Egui Brito July 16, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

Definition of delinquent

Adjective

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.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 12 June 2026
The journey proves a belated act of self-discovery.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 17 May 2026

Definition of belated

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