behind schedule
idiom
: not according to schedule : late
We're running about five minutes behind schedule.
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The project is billions over budget, years behind schedule, and no track has been laid.
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Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 26 July 2025
But that project came in $18 billion over budget and seven years behind schedule.
—PC Magazine, 16 July 2025
The project notoriously came in $18 billion over budget and seven years behind schedule, contributing to the bankruptcy of Westinghouse.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 15 July 2025
Already behind schedule, Minnesota lawmakers aim to complete a new state budget this week and head off the possibility of a government shutdown a month from now.
—Clay Masters, Twin Cities, 2 June 2025
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Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 26 July 2025
But that project came in $18 billion over budget and seven years behind schedule.
—PC Magazine, 16 July 2025
The project notoriously came in $18 billion over budget and seven years behind schedule, contributing to the bankruptcy of Westinghouse.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 15 July 2025
Already behind schedule, Minnesota lawmakers aim to complete a new state budget this week and head off the possibility of a government shutdown a month from now.
—Clay Masters, Twin Cities, 2 June 2025
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“Behind schedule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behind%20schedule. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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