behindhand

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɪˈhaɪndˌhænd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bi hīnd′hand′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
be•hind•hand  (bi hīnd′hand′),USA pronunciation adv., adj. 
  1. late;
    tardy.
  2. behind in progress;
    backward:They were never behindhand in following artistic fads.
  3. in debt or arrears.
  • behind + hand 1520–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
behindhand / bɪˈhaɪndˌhænd/ , (postpositive)
  1. remiss in fulfilling an obligation
  2. in debt; in arrears
  3. delayed in development; backward
  4. late; behind time
'behindhand' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
arrears - behind - overdue

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