behindhand

bɪˈhaɪndˌhænd

Definition of behindhand - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

lateness

Dated

late or delayed in progress or schedule

Dated

She arrived behindhand to the meeting.

belated

overdue

tardy

debt

Dated

in a state of owing money

Dated

He found himself behindhand with his rent payments.

delinquent

indebted

Adjective

delay

Dated

late or delayed in time or progress

Dated

She was behindhand with her assignments.

delayed

late

tardy

responsibility

Dated

remiss in fulfilling an obligation

Dated

The company was behindhand in delivering the project.

delinquent

negligent

tardy

development

Dated

less advanced or developed

Dated

The technology was considered behindhand compared to others.

backward

delayed

retarded

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Origin of behindhand

Old English, behind (at the back) + hand (grasping part)

Examples of behindhand in a sentence

He was often behindhand with his assignments.
She was behindhand with her credit card bills.
The company is behindhand in its loan repayments.
He found himself behindhand in his studies after the break.
He was behindhand with his tax payments.
She felt behindhand in her work duties.

Their methods were behindhand in the industry.
The curriculum seemed behindhand for modern standards.

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French:en retard, retardé, ...
German:verspätet, säumig, ...
Italian:in ritardo, tardivo, ...
Spanish:tarde, retrasado, ...
Portuguese:atrasado, em atraso, ...
Chinese:拖延地, 落后, ...
Japanese:遅れて, 遅れた, ...
Arabic:مُتَأَخِّرًا, مُتَأَخِّر, ...
Hebrew:בְּאִחוּר, מְעוּכָּב, ...
Russian:с опозданием, запоздалый, ...
Ukrainian:запізно, запізнілий, ...
Hindi:देर से, पिछड़ा, ...
Bengali:দেরিতে, বিলম্বিত, ...
Catalan:tard, endarrerit, ...
Czech:opožděně, opožděný, ...
Danish:forsinket, tidsmæssigt forsinket, ...
Dutch:te laat, nalatig, ...
Greek:καθυστερημένα, καθυστερημένος, ...
Hungarian:késve, elmaradt, ...
Khmer:យឺត, យឺតយ៉ាវ, ...
Korean:늦게, 늦은, ...
Persian:با تأخیر, دیرکرد, ...
Polish:z opóźnieniem, spóźniony, ...
Portuguese (BR):em atraso, atrasado, ...
Romanian:cu întârziere, neglijent, ...
Swedish:försenad, efterbliven, ...
Thai:สาย, ชักช้า, ...
Turkish:gecikmiş, aksamış, ...
Vietnamese:muộn, bị trễ, ...

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Adjective

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