behind schedule
Example Sentences
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However, the government has fallen behind schedule in its target to build 10,000 new affordable homes each year by 2032.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
The rain in Windsor, North Carolina, is way behind schedule.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
Admittedly, the chip announcement comes months behind schedule.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
Pierre-Olivier Beckers, the head of the International Olympic Committee's coordination commission for the 2030 Games, said at an IOC Session ahead of the Milan-Cortina Winter Games that preparations were "behind schedule".
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
Thanks to the mystery intruders, the pancake-house project already was two weeks behind schedule.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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