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View usage for: (bɪhaɪndhænd) graded adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]If someone is behindhand, they have been delayed or have made less progress in their work than they or other people think they should. Poor Dr Pegler got terribly behindhand with his appointments. Synonyms: behind schedule, late, slow, delayed More Synonyms of behindhand behindhand in British English (bɪˈhaɪndˌhænd) adjective, adverb (postpositive)1. remiss in fulfilling an obligation 3. delayed in development; backward behindhand in American English (bɪˈhaɪndˌhænd) adverb, adjective1. behind in paying debts, rent, etc. 2. behind time; slow; late 3. behind or slow, as in progress Examples of 'behindhand' in a sentencebehindhand Definition late He got terribly behindhand with his appointments. Synonyms behind schedule delayed running late behind time Additional synonymsDefinition tending or intended to waste time They performed their work in a dilatory fashion. Synonyms slow, delaying, lingering, putting off, slack, backward, sluggish, dallying, loitering, time-wasting, laggard, tardy, procrastinating, tarrying, snail-like, behindhandDefinition occurring or arriving after the correct or expected time A few late arrivals were still straggling in. Synonyms overdue, delayed, last-minute, belated, tardy, behind time, unpunctual, behindhand, L8 Definition careless in attention to duty or responsibility I would be remiss if I did not do something about it. Synonyms careless, negligent, neglectful, culpable, slow, regardless, slack, indifferent, sloppy (informal), derelict, lax, delinquent (formal), thoughtless, tardy, forgetful, slapdash, heedless, slipshod, lackadaisical, inattentive, dilatory, slothful, unmindfulNearby words ofbehindhand - behind someone's back
- behind the scenes
- behind the times
- behindhand
- behold
- beholden
- behove
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