behind schedule
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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 need for upgrades to campus infrastructure and the slow process of obtaining tax credits left the building program years behind schedule, precipitating a 2022 lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Google has fallen months behind schedule in releasing a new model from its most powerful “Pro” series, despite Chief Executive Sundar Pichai saying in May that one would arrive “next month.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The exposition work was still far behind schedule and a major source of worry, but Olmsted’s health and the pressure of other work had forced him from Chicago.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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