behind schedule
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So the producers scale back to a micro-budget and warn him that he’ll be fired if the production slips even one day behind schedule.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
A state legislative hearing Wednesday revealed that L.A.’s plans for its Cultural Olympiad are woefully behind schedule as the LA28 Summer Games approach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Trump ultimately arrived in Durant nearly two hours behind schedule.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
The renovation’s cost had more than doubled since the first estimate in 2019, and it was years behind schedule.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Not because my bus was running behind schedule, or because my knee was flaring up again, or because of any other reasonable explanation.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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