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behindhand

 
Dictionary: be·hind·hand   (bĭ-hīnd'hănd') pronunciation
adj.
  1. Being in arrears.
  2. Being behind time; slow. See synonyms at tardy.
behindhand be·hind'hand' adv.

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adjective

    Not being on time: belated, late, overdue, tardy. See time.

adverb

  1. Not on time: behind, belatedly, late, tardily. See time.
  2. So as to fall behind schedule: behind, late, slow. Idioms: behind time. See time.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: behind schedule


The adverb behindhand has one meaning:

Meaning #1: in debt
  Synonyms: behind, in arrears


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - bagud, i restance

Nederlands (Dutch)
achterstallig, ouderwets

Français (French)
adj. - en retard (dans son travail)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - im Rückstand, zurück

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - καθυστερημένος, υπερήμερος, αναχρονιστικός, καθυστερημένα, με καθυστέρηση

Italiano (Italian)
in ritardo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - atrasado

Русский (Russian)
отсталый, запоздавший

Español (Spanish)
adj. - retrasado, atrasado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - efter, på efterkälken

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
迟的, 落后的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 遲的, 落後的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 늦어서, 뒤져, 밀려서

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 遅く
adj. - 遅い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متأخر, متخلف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בפיגור, מפגר‬


 
 
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