as in delayed
not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time
the response was behindhand, just like everything else the company did
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for behindhand
Adjective
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Fashion firms often operate on slim margins, and these can quickly erode due to late receipts, misaligned inventory allocation and delayed markdowns.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Mar. 2026 -
Brave jumpers leaped into Evergreen Lake on March 1, or meteorological spring, as the delayed Evergreen Lake Plunge took place.—
CBSColorado.com Staff,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Like the scrappy bird in their nickname, the tenacious Toronto Blue Jays have clawed their way to 45 come-from-behind victories – most in the major leagues – and 87 overall, tops in the American League with under two weeks left in the 2025 campaign.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The second half would be as testy as the first half promised, with neither team leading by more than three points until a late 9-0 run from the Falcons gave them a 63-57 edge with 2 minutes remaining.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Mar. 2026
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For spring 2026, the Moon Shoe gets a color palette cleanser—with pale pastel pink, creamy white, and dusty brown tones—departing from the first drop’s vintage athletic feel, spotted on everyone from Dua Lipa to Jacob Elordi, since late September.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But Bob is historically tardy and his research and prep work is historically always pretty lacking.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
25 Feb. 2026
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Students who missed a class while participating were cited as being absent or tardy, U-46 officials said.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Instead, each statement is afflicted by a delinquent modifier.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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In the Supreme Court Tuesday, the justices struggled mightily to figure out how such a small amount of delinquent tax money could have led to a foreclosure sale.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Middleton's visit to Leicester served as a belated celebration of Holi, the Hindu festival, which took place on Wednesday, March 4.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
5 Mar. 2026
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But Adams also deserves some belated credit (and don’t be shocked when his former colleagues toss him a GM of the Year vote or two).—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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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 13 Mar. 2026.
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