behind schedule
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The commission's four appointed experts were unable to agree on which approach to take and ended up writing two reports, submitted nearly six months behind schedule.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
“This project is years behind schedule, and the entire community is suffering because of it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Hence his plan to build more council homes, which sits alongside the government's existing ambitious home-building target - already behind schedule.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said the company has started work on a new plane design but is focused on delivering products that are years behind schedule.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The installation of exhibits and company pavilions within the Electricity Building was woefully behind schedule.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
