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

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

His box truck was loaded down with oxygen tanks and he was already forty minutes behind schedule.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan