behindhand

Definitions of behindhand
  1. adjective
    behind schedule
    “was behindhand with the rent”
    synonyms:
    unpunctual
    not punctual; after the appointed time
  2. adverb
    in debt
    “a company that has been run behindhand for years”
    synonyms: behind, in arrears
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