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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In late January, the iconic funny man appeared on 101.1 The Wiz, reacting to a slew of rappers performing at Donald Trump‘s inauguration.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
11 Feb. 2025 -
Emotional well-being is the theme of the show’s latest season, and all three have comforting words for Angelenos reeling from the recent fires.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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After being tardy answering the client’s bar grievance, Terry refunded the $3,000.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2025
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Per Charania, Williamson was tardy in arriving late to the team plane prior to a Thursday flight to Philadelphia.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Specifically, Werfel announced that the IRS had successfully pursued 175 delinquent tax cases for millionaires, generating $38 million in recoveries—a few months later, the agency noted that the compliance effort had generated more than $1 billion in collections.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
12 Feb. 2025
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Five and a half pages in the Jordan Independent included the delinquent tax notice for Scott County for 1994.—
Bernice Hoffman,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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At the time of the film’s release in theaters in October, both Crowe and Adria Petty talked with Variety about what the very belated re-release of the film after more than 40 years meant to them.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Setting Sun The death of Queen Elizabeth II marked, in a belated way, the demise of empire.—
Fintan O’Toole,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Feb. 2023
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“Behindhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behindhand. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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