behind schedule
Example Sentences
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The rain in Windsor, North Carolina, is way behind schedule.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
Glen Sannox began sailings last year, almost seven years behind schedule.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
The stock then popped when Musk achieved the stated target slightly behind schedule.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
Homes are months behind schedule, and contractors face an uphill battle to recruit more workers to finish them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
Unless the pace of decision-making accelerated, he knew, the fair would fall irreparably behind schedule, yet if anything the barriers to efficiency were increasing in size and number.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
