behind schedule
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“This project is years behind schedule, and the entire community is suffering because of it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Google’s Gemini 3.5 Pro, its most powerful AI model to date, is months behind schedule because of the company’s work to try and boost its performance, according to Bloomberg.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
Because all of the parts are the same, if one project falls behind schedule, equipment could be delivered to the others, the Energy Department said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Seven years behind schedule, trials will finally start across Europe over the coming months.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
In reality, the fair was far behind schedule, with worse delay forestalled only by the winter’s mildness.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
