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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Emily Retter,
Air Mail,
12 June 2025 -
Kurosawa will attend the New York premiere of his latest thriller Cloud as well as a screening of Serpent’s Path, his 2024 French-language remake of his own 1998 V-Cinema title.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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Most importantly, try not to be tardy to the party.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
10 June 2025
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With the program, parents receive a text message notification if their child is tardy or absent.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Most of the public benefits charge pays for delinquent ratepayers, utility infrastructure upgrades, renewables and EV expansion and energy efficiency measures.—
David Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
3 June 2025
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Loan servicers began reporting delinquent accounts to credit bureaus in January 2025 and wage garnishments for borrowers who are more than 270 days late on payments are expected to resume soon.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
19 May 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 17 Jun. 2025.
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