About The Word Behindhand
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Behindhand
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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metachronistic | misdated | mistimed | moratory | neglectful | never on time | none too soon | nonpaying | obstructed | out of date | out of season | overdue | parachronistic | past due | postdated | prochronistic | regardless | remiss | retarded | slack | slow | stopped | tardy |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.
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