behind schedule

idiom

: not according to schedule : late
We're running about five minutes behind schedule.

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The guy can deliver a game-changing EV, to be sure, but many of his more ambitious projects are notoriously behind schedule. Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 13 June 2025 Designed to improve pedestrian and cyclist conditions on a busy roadway that’s home to a high school and a hospital, the Santa Fe Drive renovation project concluded two months ago, months behind schedule and far over budget. Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025 While there’s also strong interest from technology companies in new reactors, power producers are wary of committing to a major nuclear investment after Southern Co. last year completed its Vogtle project in Georgia years behind schedule and more than double its budget. Bloomberg News, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025 The renovation, set to wrap up by late fall, is a year behind schedule and $25 million over budget. Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for behind schedule

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“Behind schedule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behind%20schedule. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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