behind schedule
idiom
: not according to schedule : late
We're running about five minutes behind schedule.
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On Friday afternoon, CEO Kelly Ortberg announced Boeing will cut 17,000 jobs, and will not deliver its wide-body 777X plane until 2026 — six years behind schedule.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024
Construction of the Block V version of the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, which would be critical for attacking Chinese amphibious ships in the event of war, is at least two years behind schedule for similar reasons.
—Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2024
The stock exchange did eventually reopen, but five months behind schedule.
—TIME, 23 Sep. 2024
The Roberto Cavalli show had just happened, so some guests were running late, putting this presentation behind schedule—some things never change, even in the digital world.
—Sam Sussman, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2024
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024
Construction of the Block V version of the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, which would be critical for attacking Chinese amphibious ships in the event of war, is at least two years behind schedule for similar reasons.
—Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2024
The stock exchange did eventually reopen, but five months behind schedule.
—TIME, 23 Sep. 2024
The Roberto Cavalli show had just happened, so some guests were running late, putting this presentation behind schedule—some things never change, even in the digital world.
—Sam Sussman, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2024
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“Behind schedule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behind%20schedule. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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