behindhand
Not caught up
Behindhand means late, behind schedule, or in arrears.
The word is old-fashioned but still appears in formal contexts: The project is behindhand, behindhand with the rent.
It can also mean backward or slow to act: The company was behindhand in adopting new technology.
Not on time
sluggish · remiss · backward · unpunctual · overdue · last-minute · eleventh-hour · unfinished
Overdue financial obligations
- overduePast expected arrival
- unpaidNot yet compensated
- debtMoney owed another
- delinquentFailing in duty
default · owing · outstanding · indebted · liability · deficit · dues · balance
Old and outdated
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
backward · anachronistic · unfashionable · superseded · laggard · trailing · unmodern
late
Not on time
slow · sluggish · remiss · backward · unpunctual · overdue · last-minute · eleventh-hour · unfinished · incomplete
arrears
Overdue financial obligations
delinquent · default · owing · outstanding · indebted · liability · deficit · dues · balance · creditor
antiquated
Old and outdated
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
dated · backward · anachronistic · unfashionable · superseded · laggard · trailing · unmodern
behindhandahead
In the lead
advanced · forward · up to date · current · up to speed
behindhandpaid up
Having discharged all debts
current · in good standing · up to date · in the black · settled
behind, hinder, beforehand, hindrance, hindsight, hindmost, unhindered, hinderer, hindbrain