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Discover Ludwig"finished behind schedule" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you are describing something taking longer to complete than it was originally estimated to. For example, "The project was finished behind schedule, taking an extra week to complete."
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In addition, our contractor agreed to a penalty of $1,000 for every day the project finished behind schedule.
Today's stage finished behind schedule because of a cold wind from the northwest that blew so hard it stirred whitecaps on the occasional river along the route.
Bent Flyvbjerg, a Danish economic geographer, has found that nine out of ten infrastructure mega-projects worldwide ran over budget and the same number finished behind schedule.
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The start of this 206 kilometre stage northwards through the Drôme, Isère and Ain was brought forwards 15 minutes because of a strong headwind – the same northerly which has caused trouble since Wednesday – but the riders still finished behind the slowest schedule, although Chris Froome said the slow pace came as a welcome respite.
"Everything's behind schedule.
I'm really behind schedule.
The plane landed 45 minutes behind schedule.
Net result: Construction costs doubled, to $100,000, and the kiosk was finished three months behind schedule.
The watch took three years to develop and, like the RM 001, was finished a year behind schedule.
It was eventually finished three months behind schedule, but the unavailability of several actors for new filming dates forced the production team to recast their parts at short notice.
Only four teams: Akron, Buffalo, Canton, and Decatur, finished the schedule.
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