behind schedule

Example Sentences

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Seven years behind schedule, trials will finally start across Europe over the coming months.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

The rain in Windsor, North Carolina, is way behind schedule.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

Sphere was completed in 2023 for $2.3 billion, or nearly $1 billion over budget and years behind schedule.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

But he offered no analysis of the main mistakes of his campaign, other than the failure to finish the Russian-designed Paks 2 nuclear power station, which is running six years behind schedule.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

In Chicago, despite the tireless efforts of his young lieutenant Harry Codman, the work was far behind schedule, the task ahead growing more enormous by the day.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson