behind schedule
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: not according to schedule : late
We're running about five minutes behind schedule.
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All the setbacks put the film more than 100 days behind schedule and doubled its budget to $8 million.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 20 June 2025
Last summer, the Front Range recorded more high ozone days than in 2023, putting it behind schedule to meet a critical benchmark in 2027.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
The plane eventually arrived in Madison, Wisconsin, an hour behind schedule.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 28 May 2025
Energy infrastructure projects tend to be over budget and behind schedule, a new study finds.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Brent Lang, Variety, 20 June 2025
Last summer, the Front Range recorded more high ozone days than in 2023, putting it behind schedule to meet a critical benchmark in 2027.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
The plane eventually arrived in Madison, Wisconsin, an hour behind schedule.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 28 May 2025
Energy infrastructure projects tend to be over budget and behind schedule, a new study finds.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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“Behind schedule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behind%20schedule. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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