behind schedule

/bɪˌhaɪnd ˈskɛdʒul/

Reviewed on

Type

Collocation

Meaning

  1. Happening or progressing later than planned or expected.

    • The highway construction project is two months behind schedule.

    • Why are our shipments constantly running behind schedule lately?

How it's used

This means “progressing later than planned”

  • run behind schedule

The flight was running behind schedule due to severe weather.

Synonyms

Antonyms