behind schedule
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The train is more than 30 years behind schedule and more than $100 billion beyond its original budget.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
He promised to replace Rikers with smaller facilities, but their construction is lagging behind schedule.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Trump ultimately arrived in Durant nearly two hours behind schedule.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
The renovation’s cost had more than doubled since the first estimate in 2019, and it was years behind schedule.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
What with the oxen balking so much we were two hours behind schedule.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
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