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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Adjective
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Brazilians have a word for players such as Jair Cunha, Nottingham Forest’s latest defensive recruit.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2025 -
Through back-and-forth-through-time storytelling, the film centers on Ryota’s emotional journey of honoring his late brother Sota’s legacy and overcoming his own pain to help elevate the team.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Wiegman’s team selections have been questioned; her apparently tardy use of the substitutes bench was cited as the problem in journalists’ hastily deleted early drafts of match reports from the Sweden and Italy games.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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In plain English, the union says company negotiators have been tardy to bargaining sessions, sometimes by as many as 60 minutes, and aren’t always showing up with counterproposals.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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For delinquent drivers wanting to leave nothing to chance, perhaps a good day to hail a taxi.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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That’s the highest amount of delinquent payments since the third quarter of 2015.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Scrambling to recall a few staff and issue some belated funding is just window dressing.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Please accept our belated apology.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Behindhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behindhand. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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