behind schedule
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: not according to schedule : late
We're running about five minutes behind schedule.
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Now the Trump administration is trying to revoke $4 billion in federal grants from a troubled high-speed rail project in California that is behind schedule and over budget.
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Joel Rose, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
Noted tipster Tarun Vats warns that Samsung is falling behind schedule.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The season’s first hurricane is slightly behind schedule.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
The Atlantic hurricane season is running slightly behind schedule.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
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Joel Rose, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
Noted tipster Tarun Vats warns that Samsung is falling behind schedule.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The season’s first hurricane is slightly behind schedule.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
The Atlantic hurricane season is running slightly behind schedule.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Behind schedule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behind%20schedule. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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