behind schedule
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The project is years behind schedule and more than $1 billion over budget.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
The project is years behind schedule and billions of dollars over its initial estimated budget.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 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
Unless the pace of decision-making accelerated, he knew, the fair would fall irreparably behind schedule, yet if anything the barriers to efficiency were increasing in size and number.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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