behind schedule
idiom
: not according to schedule : late
We're running about five minutes behind schedule.
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However, both are costly and years behind schedule for a crewed launch.
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John Kross, Space.com, 3 Feb. 2025
However, the programs to develop the space shuttle’s main engines and its thermal protective tiles remained far behind schedule.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Crew members again rebelled and the project fell behind schedule.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Space industry experts had speculated for months about the fate of the Mars Sample Return Program, which has fallen behind schedule as its budget has swelled.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025
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John Kross, Space.com, 3 Feb. 2025
However, the programs to develop the space shuttle’s main engines and its thermal protective tiles remained far behind schedule.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Crew members again rebelled and the project fell behind schedule.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Space industry experts had speculated for months about the fate of the Mars Sample Return Program, which has fallen behind schedule as its budget has swelled.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Behind schedule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behind%20schedule. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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