behind schedule
idiom
: not according to schedule : late
We're running about five minutes behind schedule.
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The service's priority boats are years behind schedule with few fixes in sight.
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Colin Demarest, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
In 2008, with the project tens of millions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule, NCSX was canceled.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Oct. 2024
While the company is behind schedule in disclosing its annual report, Super Micro said Monday that its shipping more than 100,000 graphics processing units per quarter.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
It’s also been more than a decade behind schedule and has exceeded original cost estimates by $183 billion.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
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Colin Demarest, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
In 2008, with the project tens of millions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule, NCSX was canceled.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Oct. 2024
While the company is behind schedule in disclosing its annual report, Super Micro said Monday that its shipping more than 100,000 graphics processing units per quarter.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
It’s also been more than a decade behind schedule and has exceeded original cost estimates by $183 billion.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Behind schedule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behind%20schedule. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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