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Behindhand

Behindhand Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Behindhand? [adv] in debt; "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" [adj] behind schedule; "was behindhand with the rent" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Behindhand: behind \| in arrears \| unpunctual Related Terms \| Find terms related to Behindhand: after time \| ahead of time \| anachronistic \| antedated \| arrested \| back \| backward \| beforehand \| behind \| behind time \| belated \| belatedly \| blocked \| careless \| dated \| deep into \| defaulting \| delayed \| delayed-action \| delinquent \| derelict \| detained \| disregardful \| early \| far on \| foredated \| held up \| hung up \| in a bind \| in abeyance \| in arrear \| in arrears \| jammed \| late \| latish \| lax \| metachronistic \| misdated \| mistimed \| moratory \| neglectful \| never on time \| none too soon \| nonpaying \| obstructed \| out of date \| out of season \| overdue \| parachronistic \| past due \| postdated \| prochronistic \| regardless \| remiss \| retarded \| slack \| slow \| stopped \| tardy \| underdeveloped \| undeveloped \| unprogressive \| unpunctual \| unready \| unseasonable \| untimely See Also \| Behindhand In Webster's Dictionary \Be*hind"hand`\, adv. & a. [Behind + hand.] 1. In arrears financially; in a state where expenditures have exceeded the receipt of funds. 2. In a state of backwardness, in respect to what is seasonable or appropriate, or as to what should have been accomplished; not equally forward with some other person or thing; dilatory; backward; late; tardy; as, behindhand in studies or in work. In this also [dress] the country are very much behindhand. --Addison.

Behindhand Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Behindhand?

[adv] in debt; "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"
[adj] behind schedule; "was behindhand with the rent"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Behindhand: behind | in arrears | unpunctual

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Behindhand In Webster's Dictionary

\Be*hind"hand`\, adv. & a. [Behind + hand.]
1. In arrears financially; in a state where expenditures have
   exceeded the receipt of funds.

2. In a state of backwardness, in respect to what is
   seasonable or appropriate, or as to what should have been
   accomplished; not equally forward with some other person
   or thing; dilatory; backward; late; tardy; as, behindhand
   in studies or in work.

         In this also [dress] the country are very much
         behindhand.                           --Addison.

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