behind schedule
Example Sentences
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A Micron plant in New York is years behind schedule for all the reasons you’d expect.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
Seven years behind schedule, trials will finally start across Europe over the coming months.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
The rain in Windsor, North Carolina, is way behind schedule.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
But he offered no analysis of the main mistakes of his campaign, other than the failure to finish the Russian-designed Paks 2 nuclear power station, which is running six years behind schedule.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
The train moves more slowly than usual, and when he looks at his watch he sees that they are running well behind schedule.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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