behind schedule

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • May 15, 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

Admittedly, the chip announcement comes months behind schedule.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The January report ran about two weeks behind schedule, pushed back by cascading delays caused by last fall’s government shutdown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Not because my bus was running behind schedule, or because my knee was flaring up again, or because of any other reasonable explanation.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day