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behind schedule

ADVERB

behind

Synonyms

STRONG

in debt late slow

WEAK

backward behind time behindhand belated delayed dilatory have to play catch up in arrears overdue sluggish tardy

Antonyms

STRONG

paid paid up

Example Sentences

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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

Glen Sannox began sailings last year, almost seven years behind schedule.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

BLS publication of some data series is still behind schedule after shutdown-induced delays.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 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