behindhand
adjective
[ bɪˈhʌɪndhand ]
• late or slow in doing something.
• "the Yoruba have not been behindhand in economic activity"
Similar:
behind,
behind schedule,
behind time,
delayed,
late,
belated,
dilatory,
tardy,
unpunctual,
slow,
remiss,
running late,
not on time,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from behind + hand, on the pattern of beforehand .
