behind schedule
idiom
: not according to schedule : late
We're running about five minutes behind schedule.
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The District of Columbia is scheduled for delivery in Fiscal Year 2028, though the Navy acknowledges construction is running 12 to 16 months behind schedule.
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
The reconstruction of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge is already over budget and behind schedule.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 Nov. 2025
For CooperVision, the company mismanaged market expectations for the rollout of its new daily lens product, MyDay Energys, which is now behind schedule.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 15 Nov. 2025
Its forces are a year behind schedule.
—Jack Watling, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
The reconstruction of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge is already over budget and behind schedule.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 Nov. 2025
For CooperVision, the company mismanaged market expectations for the rollout of its new daily lens product, MyDay Energys, which is now behind schedule.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 15 Nov. 2025
Its forces are a year behind schedule.
—Jack Watling, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Behind schedule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behind%20schedule. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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