behind schedule
idiom
: not according to schedule : late
We're running about five minutes behind schedule.
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For example, an agentic system could spot a customer delivery that’s behind schedule, alert the customer, and offer a discount to hedge against disappointment.
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Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
However, that drops to around 40% of millennials believing 10 minutes behind schedule is OK.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 19 July 2025
Both were behind schedule and over budget and endured post-production crises under filmmakers who had little experience with studio productions.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 10 July 2025
There is also the running sore that is HS2, a project originally intended to build a new high-speed rail between London and cities in the Midlands and north of England, but which will now only run to Birmingham and is both years behind schedule and billions of pounds over budget.
—Ian King, CNBC, 9 July 2025
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Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
However, that drops to around 40% of millennials believing 10 minutes behind schedule is OK.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 19 July 2025
Both were behind schedule and over budget and endured post-production crises under filmmakers who had little experience with studio productions.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 10 July 2025
There is also the running sore that is HS2, a project originally intended to build a new high-speed rail between London and cities in the Midlands and north of England, but which will now only run to Birmingham and is both years behind schedule and billions of pounds over budget.
—Ian King, CNBC, 9 July 2025
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“Behind schedule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behind%20schedule. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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