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behindhand
[ bih-hahynd-hand ]
/ bɪˈhaɪndˌhænd /
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adverb, adjective
late; tardy.
behind in progress; backward: They were never behindhand in following artistic fads.
in debt or arrears.
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behindhand
/ (bɪˈhaɪndˌhænd) /
adjective, adverb (postpositive)
remiss in fulfilling an obligation
in debt; in arrears
delayed in development; backward
late; behind time
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