behind schedule

phrase

: not according to schedule : late

We're running about five minutes behind schedule.

Examples of behind schedule in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Appointments also have a habit of running 15 to 30 minutes behind schedule. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2026

In 2005, five years behind schedule and four years after the jolt of relegation from the Premier League, Coventry moved to a new home, initially called the Ricoh Arena. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

The audit found the programme was already six to 12 months behind schedule because of construction delays and shortages of key components. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026

Uganda received its first batch of nearly 20,000 doses of lenacapavir in February and began distributing it in April, one month behind schedule. — Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026