behind schedule
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“This project is years behind schedule, and the entire community is suffering because of it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Google’s Gemini 3.5 Pro, its most powerful AI model to date, is months behind schedule because of the company’s work to try and boost its performance, according to Bloomberg.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
But recent attempts to build plants have come in over budget and behind schedule, with the latest plant expansion in Georgia costing more than $15 billion above expectations.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Because all of the parts are the same, if one project falls behind schedule, equipment could be delivered to the others, the Energy Department said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Recognizing that the architects’ delays had put everything behind schedule, he inserted into the construction contracts clauses that made him a “czar,” as the Chicago Tribune put it.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
