behind schedule
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Companies are hunting for new ways to get satellites and spacecraft deployed, while many rockets under development are behind schedule.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
The need for upgrades to campus infrastructure and the slow process of obtaining tax credits left the building program years behind schedule, precipitating a 2022 lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Boeing has said it expects to deliver the first of two purpose-built new Air Force Ones in 2028, several years behind schedule.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Hence his plan to build more council homes, which sits alongside the government's existing ambitious home-building target - already behind schedule.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Inevitably Abel would get behind schedule on a car, and since he was our ride, we’d have to wait for him to finish before we could go home.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
