Associations to the word «Behindhand»
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Wiktionary
BEHINDHAND, adjective. Late, tardy, overdue.
BEHINDHAND, adjective. In debt, or in arrears
BEHINDHAND, adverb. Belatedly, tardily
BEHINDHAND, adverb. In debt, or in arrears
Dictionary definition
BEHINDHAND, adverb. 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".
BEHINDHAND, adjective. Behind schedule; "was behindhand with the rent".
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