behindhand

adjective

bi-ˈhīnd-ˌhand How to pronounce behindhand (audio)
Definition of behindhandnext
as in delayed
not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time the response was behindhand, just like everything else the company did

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  1. late
  2. tardy
  3. delinquent
  4. belated
Adjective
  • The Fed’s latest forecast now projects just two rate cuts for next year, down from the four projected in September.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Pixar’s latest original feature follows an introverted 11-year-old alien obsessive who is beamed up to outer space for the adventure of a lifetime after being mistaken for the ambassador of Earth.
    Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of late
Adjective
  • In his first public comments since Monday night’s team meeting, in which guard Tyrese Maxey spoke to Embiid about being tardy to team functions, and Tuesday’s reports of that meeting.
    Tony Jones, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The newlywed woman sought advice on Reddit after her wedding day turned into a fiasco thanks to a few tardy family members.
    Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2024
Definition of tardy
Adjective
  • But with repayment of those U.S. Small Business Administration Covid disaster loans now coming due, some business owners told me their loans have been wrongly deemed delinquent or sent to collections.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • There are still billions of dollars in delinquent debt owed to the SBA from small businesses who could not or would not pay back their loans.
    Emily Condon, Baltimore Sun, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of delinquent
Adjective
  • The Setting Sun The death of Queen Elizabeth II marked, in a belated way, the demise of empire.
    Fintan O’Toole, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2023
  • But a belated, uninspiring improvement is an improvement nonetheless.
    Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2024
Definition of belated
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