behindhand
behindhand — adverb
1. not keeping up with the work or plan you should already have finished
not keeping up with the work or plan you should already have finished
By July, Caleb was behindhand with his summer reading list.
be behindhand with + unfinished task
After two sick days, the bakery team fell behindhand with cake orders.
fall behindhand with + work that has piled up
Rin felt behindhand in answering the parents' messages before dinner.
The storm left Dewi behindhand in clearing the market stalls.
文法句型
be behindhand with + noun
be behindhand in + -ing
fall behindhand with + task
用法筆記
Usually follows be, feel, or fall and is often followed by with or in. In modern English it sounds formal or old-fashioned, especially for work that has slipped behind schedule.
常見錯誤
behindhand — adjective
- behindhandpositive
- more behindhandcomparative
- most behindhandsuperlative
1. not finished by the time it should be, or not paid when the money is already due
not finished by the time it should be, or not paid when the money is already due
When the audit began, Isabela was behindhand with three supplier bills.
be behindhand with + money owed
The school kitchen stayed behindhand with repairs after the freezer failed.
stay behindhand with + delayed work
By spring, the small clinic was behindhand in sending appointment letters.
Jack grew worried when his uncle became behindhand with the rent again.
- overdue
the usual modern word for something not done or paid by the due time.
- behind schedule
focuses on timing in a plan, especially work or travel.
- in arrears
more formal and used mainly for unpaid money.
- up to date
for work or records that have been kept current.
- paid up
for money that has already been fully paid.
文法句型
be behindhand with + payment
be behindhand with + work
be behindhand in + -ing
用法筆記
Usually appears after be, become, or stay. It is an old-fashioned way to say that work has not been kept up or that money, especially rent or bills, has not been paid.