behind schedule

Example Sentences

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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

Thousands of people waiting in a rainy Piazza del Duomo cheered as torchbearer Nicoletta Manni, an Italian ballerina, carried it into the square, over an hour behind schedule.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 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