What is "behindhand" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does behindhand mean in English? Meaning of behindhand definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "behindhand" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "behindhand": behind schedule

Adjective

  • Meaning: behind schedule
  • Example: was behindhand with the rent
  • Synonyms: behindhand
  • Similar: unpunctual
  • Meaning of "behindhand": in debt

    Adverb

  • Meaning: in debt
  • Example: he fell behind with his mortgage payments a month behind in the rent a company that has been run behindhand for years in arrears with their utility bills
  • Synonyms: behind behindhand in arrears
  • Adjective: Late, tardy, overdue. 1975, Paul Fussell, The Great War and Modern Memory, OUP 2013, p. 148: And so literary an imagination as Blunden's was of course not behindhand in recalling and applying Morris.1975, Paul Fussell, The Great War and Modern Memory, OUP 2013, p. 148: And so literary an imagination as Blunden's was of course not behindhand in recalling and applying Morris.in debt, or in arrears
  • Synonyms:

    laggard, slow, backward, belated, delayed, dilatory, overdue, sluggish, tardy, behind schedule, behind time, have to play catch up, in arrears, overdue, tardy, delayed, remiss, long-delayed, behind time, unpunctual, slack, delinquent, irresponsible, lax, regardless, remiss, undependable, unreliable, untrustworthy, disregardful, backward, delaying, deliberate, laggard, late, lax, lazy, leisurely, neglectful, negligent, remiss, slack, slow, sluggish, tardy, unhurried, lingering, dallying, loitering, moratory, putting off, snail-like, tarrying, time-wasting, unhasty, slow, backward, behind, belated, blown, delayed, dilatory, gone, held up, hung up, jammed, overdue, postponed, put off, remiss, strapped, tardy, lagging, last-minute, behind time, eleventh-hour, in a bind, in the lurch, missed the boat, out of luck, stayed, too late, unpunctual, slowly, tardily, belatedly, backward, behind, behind time, dilatorily, unpunctual, sloppy, negligent, careless, lenient, indifferent, soft, vague, broad, casual, delinquent, derelict, devil-may-care, easygoing, flaccid, forgetful, general, inaccurate, indefinite, inexact, neglectful, oblivious, regardless, shapeless, slipshod, unmindful, yielding, disregardful, any way, asleep on job, imprecise, nonspecific, overindulgent, paying no mind, delinquent, derelict, heedless, inattentive, indifferent, lax, lazy, negligent, regardless, remiss, slack, thoughtless, uncaring, unmindful, disregardful, inattentive, lax, inadvertent, sloppy, cursory, delinquent, derelict, forgetful, heedless, inconsiderate, neglectful, nonchalant, offhand, regardless, remiss, slack, slapdash, slipshod, slovenly, thoughtless, unconcerned, unmindful, unthinking, disregardful, incurious, asleep at switch, discinct, unheedful, unpaid, tardy, delinquent, belated, outstanding, due, held up, hung up, jammed, mature, owing, payable, unsettled, behind time, long delayed, not punctual, unpunctual, blind, careless, coarse, crude, delinquent, derelict, heedless, inadvertent, inattentive, inconsiderate, insensitive, lax, listless, mindless, neglectful, negligent, rash, reckless, remiss, rude, slack, unfeeling, unheeding, uninterested, unmindful, disregarding, deaf, nonobservant, any which way, culpable, daydreaming, delinquent, derelict, dilatory, forgetful, heedless, inattentive, indifferent, indolent, lackadaisical, lax, lazy, neglectful, negligent, regardless, slack, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy, slothful, slow, tardy, uninterested, unmindful, disregardful, fainéant, any old way, asleep at switch, asleep on job, defaultant, woolgathering, permissive, lackadaisical, stagnant, lax, sluggish, lethargic, slow, delinquent, quiet, idle, derelict, dull, careless, dilatory, dormant, inactive, inattentive, indolent, inert, neglectful, quiescent, regardless, remiss, slothful, tardy, disregardful, fainéant, asleep on the job, easy-going, faineant, not busy, slow-moving, tedious, stiff, gradual, tame, stagnant, low, moderate, sluggish, dull, off, slack, protracted, delayed, prolonged, down, reduced, lingering, backward, belated, conservative, dead, dilatory, inactive, overdue, sleepy, tardy, uneventful, unproductive, long-drawn-out, unprogressive, time-consuming, hindered, impeded, detained, draggy, long-delayed, unpunctual, overdue, sluggish, delayed, belated, delinquent, backward, dilatory, held up, hung up, jammed, laggard, retarded, slack, slow, dawdling, detained, in a bind, loitering, not arrived, not done, procrastinating, strapped for time, too late, unpunctual, underdeveloped, primitive, backward, abortive, embryonic, half-baked, inchoate, incipient, inexperienced, latent, potential, primordial, untaught, untrained, unprogressive, ignored, unactualized, unevolved, bankrupt, delinquent, insolvent, at a loss, defaulting, in arrears, in debt, in dire straits, in the hock, in the hole, losing money, nonpaying, to the bad, unprofitably, slowly, tardily, behind, behind time, dilatorily, slowly, belatedly, backward, behind, behind time, dilatorily, unpunctual,

    Antonyms:

    front, paid, on time, punctual, timely, early, careful, caring, improved, populated, diligent, eager, enthusiastic, zealous, hard-working, ready, on time, prompt, punctual, antique, old-fashioned, early, old, live, on time, early, punctually, careful, mindful, rigid, attentive, caring, concerned, hard, severe, strict, tight, careful, mindful, successful, attentive, caring, careful, mindful, successful, attentive, caring, settled, on time, punctual, paid, early, heedful, attentive, concerned, careful, mindful, scrupulous, thorough, thoughtful, energetic, lively, intelligent, careful, rigid, taut, alert, strict, active, busy, quick, smart, stiff, tight, disciplined, exciting, interesting, lively, hurried, rapid, on time, cognizant, intelligent, violent, wild, bright, active, busy, fast, quick, ready, waiting, smart, on cue, on time, prompt, punctual, early, ready, adult, developed, grown, mature, in the black,

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