behind schedule
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: 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.
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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
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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
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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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