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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Adjective
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But according to the actor, late friend Quincy Jones always knew that more kids were in his future.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
15 July 2025 -
Von Dutch is taking another step toward becoming a full-scale lifestyle brand with its latest move.—
Andre Claudio,
Footwear News,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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In plain English, the union says company negotiators have been tardy to bargaining sessions, sometimes by as many as 60 minutes, and aren’t always showing up with counterproposals.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2025
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Tommy John surgery — and pitching for the first time with the Dodgers — made Dodger Stadium the center of the baseball universe and prompted notoriously tardy L.A. sports fans to show up early.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, Louisiana residents were delinquent on 13.1 percent of all their individual loans and lines of credit.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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Kennedy earned a state Board of Accountancy license in 2001, but it was listed as delinquent in 2023.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 June 2025
Adjective
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Scrambling to recall a few staff and issue some belated funding is just window dressing.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Please accept our belated apology.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Behindhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behindhand. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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