behind schedule
idiom
: not according to schedule : late
We're running about five minutes behind schedule.
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That project cost $35 billion and ran seven years behind schedule.
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Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
But the effort, which Hruby estimated to cost between $28 billion and $37 billion, is years behind schedule and lacks a solid price tag, according to the Government Accountability Office.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
With potential future use as Air Force One, after Boeing fell behind schedule on the delivery of two new presidential aircraft, the move has sparked debate over ethics, costs and security.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Lawmakers were behind schedule and had waived rules to allow themselves to keep meeting on Saturday; technically, Friday is the last day to pass bills.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
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Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
But the effort, which Hruby estimated to cost between $28 billion and $37 billion, is years behind schedule and lacks a solid price tag, according to the Government Accountability Office.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
With potential future use as Air Force One, after Boeing fell behind schedule on the delivery of two new presidential aircraft, the move has sparked debate over ethics, costs and security.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Lawmakers were behind schedule and had waived rules to allow themselves to keep meeting on Saturday; technically, Friday is the last day to pass bills.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Behind schedule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behind%20schedule. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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