Sentence examples for behind on time from inspiring English sources

"behind on time" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It means that someone or something is not keeping up with a schedule or is running late. Example: "I'm sorry I'm late, I got stuck in traffic and fell behind on time." Another example: "We need to work faster to catch up, we're currently behind on time for this project."

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There were tons of people; they were running behind on time.

Still behind on time, I rushed out of the show at intermission, my comedy and alcohol thirsts quenched.

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Owners continue to fall behind on time-share loans, although overall default rates are down from their peak in January 2010, when 1 in 10 time-share owners was in default, according to Fitch Ratings, which tracks securitized time-share loans that are bundled up and resold to investors.

Therefore UNICEF ought to move with speed to ensure the activities planned for the districts lagging behind are implemented on time, with strict adherence to quality and quantity design specifications.

Translation: don't dream of plonking your civilian behind on one of our banquettes any time soon.

After the 20-minute helicopter flight to the Australian icebreaker, we were sudenly five hours behind, on Western Australian time (GMT+8).

They labeled four types of learner engagement: "on track" (did assignment on time), "behind" (delayed assignment), "auditing" (did not do assignment but watched videos or took tests), and "out" (did not participate in course at all).

This way if you're running behind, you're still on time.

Last month, the annual Building a Grad Nation report analyzed the data behind the increasing national on-time high school graduation rates, and it laid out both some very good news, and some news that has me concerned.

Virginia was close behind, with nearly 87percentt graduating on time, putting it at 20th.

About $52 billion in student loans that were being paid on time fell behind in the first half of the year, the highest first-half total in New York Fed data dating to 2003.

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