behind schedule
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: not according to schedule : late
We're running about five minutes behind schedule.
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The episode eventually dropped about 40 minutes behind schedule.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 5 June 2025
In May 2022 — three years ago — Caltrans estimated that the project would cost $433 million, meaning that in addition to falling behind schedule, the cost has gone up by about $96 million in that time.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
By September 1972, the manuscript for Ali’s biography, co-written with Richard Durham, was two years behind schedule.
—Melina Moe
may 19, Literary Hub, 19 May 2025
The bill would require public disclosure of any project more than $1 billion over budget or five years behind schedule.
—Tom Norton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 5 June 2025
In May 2022 — three years ago — Caltrans estimated that the project would cost $433 million, meaning that in addition to falling behind schedule, the cost has gone up by about $96 million in that time.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
By September 1972, the manuscript for Ali’s biography, co-written with Richard Durham, was two years behind schedule.
—Melina Moe
may 19, Literary Hub, 19 May 2025
The bill would require public disclosure of any project more than $1 billion over budget or five years behind schedule.
—Tom Norton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for behind schedule
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“Behind schedule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behind%20schedule. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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