behind in

1. Also, behind on . Late with; not progressing quickly enough with. For example, The builders are behind on this project , or I can't take time out or I'll be too far behind in my work . The same idea is also expressed as behind time , where time means a schedule or appointed time, as in The bus should have been here; it's behind time . [Early 1300s] Also see fall behind .

2. In arrears, owing more than one should. For example, Jane and Bob are behind in their payments, so the interest will mount up . [Late 1300s]

Example Sentences

England are 1-0 behind in the five-match series after defeat in Perth and will attempt to level the series from Thursday at the Gabba - a ground where they have not won since 1986.

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His father stayed behind in Singapore but died when the ship he was aboard was sunk.

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"We woke up at 06:00 and left our children behind in a tent. We left everything just to come to the bank."

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"We've treated him as a threat the whole year even when he was a few more points behind," he said of Verstappen, who was 104 points behind in the title race at the end of August, but is now level with Piastri -- 24 behind Norris.

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First, consider Target, which is playing from behind in e-commerce and trying to arrest a five-year, 45% stock decline, will put an estimated $4 billion this year into capital expenditures.

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