behind schedule
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: not according to schedule : late
We're running about five minutes behind schedule.
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When the audit was finally unveiled – behind schedule – lawmakers were left none the wiser as to the key details of Britain’s approach to China.
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Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, California continued blowing money on a high-speed rail project that is years behind schedule and billions over budget, was bilked for billions in fraud, and funded an anti-homelessness bureaucracy with no accountability, among other things.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
The company never shipped a car, never demonstrated a working prototype publicly, and ultimately redirected staff to AI projects that were already behind schedule.
—Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Democrats spent the hearing criticizing Comer for focusing on the Clintons when the Justice Department is behind schedule on releasing the Epstein files.
—Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
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Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, California continued blowing money on a high-speed rail project that is years behind schedule and billions over budget, was bilked for billions in fraud, and funded an anti-homelessness bureaucracy with no accountability, among other things.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
The company never shipped a car, never demonstrated a working prototype publicly, and ultimately redirected staff to AI projects that were already behind schedule.
—Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Democrats spent the hearing criticizing Comer for focusing on the Clintons when the Justice Department is behind schedule on releasing the Epstein files.
—Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Behind schedule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behind%20schedule. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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