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
The project is years behind schedule and billions of dollars over its initial estimated budget.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
He promised to replace Rikers with smaller facilities, but their construction is lagging behind schedule.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Trump ultimately arrived in Durant nearly two hours behind schedule.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
We had meant to leave in the morning but got a little behind schedule for several reasons: I couldn’t find the box with Bera-Bera, and I was convinced he was lost.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
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