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behind schedule

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*behind schedule

having failed to do something by the appointed time, especially the time given on a written plan. (*Typically: be ~; fall ~; get ~.) We have to hurry and finish soon or we will fall behind schedule. The project is behind schedule by six months.

See also: behind, schedule

behind schedule

happening or done later than the time that was planned The project is behind schedule because several people are off sick.

Opposite of: ahead of schedule

See also: behind, schedule