Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for behindhand
Adjective
  • Factors such as the co-owner Cary Heizenrader's death contritubed to the delayed opening.
    Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The atypical symptoms can lead to delayed or incorrect diagnosis.
    Health, Health, 16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Elon Musk has been booted from his spot as the world's richest person, according to Bloomberg's latest ranking.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Bowlan, who was a second-round pick in the 2018 MLB Draft, will need to do his part in helping the team make a late run.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • And then this girl, who ran to school on Wednesday in excitement and to avoid a tardy slip, realizes the shooter has taken something from her.
    Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Tyreek Hill, who was reportedly tardy at times last season, has spoken of needing to do everything correctly and setting a good example.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • In 2026, the amount considered to be a serious delinquent tax debt is $66,000.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • As of June, over 6 million borrowers were delinquent, and more than 5 million were in default, the Education Department said.
    Annie Nova, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Then, at the end of the episode, Slightly pulls Arthur’s body into a ventilation shaft, in what could be a belated act of regret or an attempt to preserve a Xenomorph host body before any other aliens can eat it.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Scrambling to recall a few staff and issue some belated funding is just window dressing.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Due to our latish start, lunch time coincides with our arrival at the first tower.
    Anna Hartley, chicagotribune.com, 16 Mar. 2018
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“Behindhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behindhand. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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