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Behindhand

adjective/kæmpˈænjʊlˌɑːɹɹɪdˌiː/
Definition
behind schedule
in debt
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kæmpˈænjʊlˌɑːɹɹɪdˌiː/
🇬🇧British English
/ˈɑːvəl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ˈɑːvəl/
3 syllables Say it as /kæmpˈænjʊlˌɑːɹɹɪdˌiː/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivebehind schedule
“was behindhand with the rent”
adverbin debt
“he fell behind with his mortgage payments”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
im Rückstand
hinter dem Zeitplan zurück
🇫🇷French
en retard
en retard
🇪🇸Spanish
retrasado
retrasado
🇮🇹Italian
dietro
in ritardo rispetto al programma
🇳🇱Dutch
achter de hand
achter op schema
🇵🇹Portuguese
de trás para frente
atrasado
🇷🇺Russian
отсталый
отставание от графика
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पीछे की ओर
अनुसूची के पीछे
🇧🇩Bengali
পিছনে
সময়সূচীর পিছনে
🇮🇳Tamil
பின்னால்
அட்டவணைக்கு பின்னால்
🇮🇳Telugu
వెనుకవైపు
షెడ్యూల్ వెనుక
🇮🇳Marathi
मागे
वेळापत्रक मागे
🇮🇳Gujarati
પાછળ
શેડ્યૂલ પાછળ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹಿಂದೆ
ವೇಳಾಪಟ್ಟಿಯ ಹಿಂದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പിന്നിൽ
ഷെഡ്യൂൾ പിന്നിൽ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪਿੱਛੇ
ਅਨੁਸੂਚੀ ਦੇ ਪਿੱਛੇ
🇵🇰Urdu
پیچھے
شیڈول کے پیچھے
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
落后
落后于计划
🇯🇵Japanese
裏で
予定より遅れている
🇰🇷Korean
뒤늦게
일정보다 늦어
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đằng sau
chậm tiến độ
🇹🇭Thai
ข้างหลัง
ช้ากว่ากำหนดการ
🇮🇩Indonesian
ketinggalan
terlambat dari jadwal
🇵🇭Filipino
nasa likod
huli sa iskedyul
🇲🇾Malay
belakang
lewat dari jadual
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
خلفا
خلف الجدول الزمني
🇮🇷Persian
پشت دست
عقب تر از برنامه
🇹🇷Turkish
arkadan
programın gerisinde
🇮🇱Hebrew
מאחור
בפיגור בלוח הזמנים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'behindhand'?
The primary meaning of 'behindhand' is 'behind schedule'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'behindhand' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'behindhand' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'behindhand' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'behindhand' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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