behind schedule
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: not according to schedule : late
We're running about five minutes behind schedule.
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His luxury condo tower near downtown Coral Gables, a monument to his jump from small-time developer to emerging star, was over budget and behind schedule.
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Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
The project has slipped behind schedule in the years since.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
With the Games a little over two months away, work is well behind schedule on building the cable car link to carry thousands of spectators from the town center to the Tofane Alpine Skiing center where the women’s races are being held.
—Reuters 6 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
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.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
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Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
The project has slipped behind schedule in the years since.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
With the Games a little over two months away, work is well behind schedule on building the cable car link to carry thousands of spectators from the town center to the Tofane Alpine Skiing center where the women’s races are being held.
—Reuters 6 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
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.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Behind schedule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behind%20schedule. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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