behind schedule
Example Sentences
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The flight time was planned to be less than three days, but the voyage fell behind schedule because of a storm in the English Channel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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
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
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
“We’ve got ten minutes before we start admissions. I don’t feel like getting behind schedule, so I’m going to move this right along.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
