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Behindhand Common

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Behindhand has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adjective · Adverb

Definitions
Adjective
1

behind schedule

"was behindhand with the rent"

2

Late, tardy, overdue, behind (in accomplishing a task, etc.).

Adverb
1

in debt

"he fell behind with his mortgage payments"

"a month behind in the rent"

"a company that has been run behindhand for years"

"in arrears with their utility bills"

2

Belatedly, tardily.

Example Sentences
"was behindhand with the rent" adjective
"he fell behind with his mortgage payments" adverb
"a month behind in the rent" adverb
"a company that has been run behindhand for years" adverb
"in arrears with their utility bills" adverb
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Rhyming Words
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