BEHINDHAND

behindhand

(adjective) behind schedule; “was behindhand with the rent”

behind, behindhand, in arrears

(adverb) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

behindhand (comparative more behindhand, superlative most behindhand)

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

(of a task or the object of a task) Not at the expected point of completion.

Behind (someone or something moving, a trend, etc.), lagging behind, not keeping up.

Behind in paying a debt; in arrears.

Not having enough of, lacking (in something).

Inferior, less advanced (compared with someone in something).

Adverb

behindhand (comparative more behindhand, superlative most behindhand)

Belatedly, tardily.

In debt, or in arrears.

Synonyms

• (belatedly): late; see also belatedly

Source: Wiktionary

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Be*hind"hand`, adv. & a. Etym: [Behind + hand.]

1. In arrears financially; in a state where expenditures have exceeded the receipt of funds.

2. In a state of backwardness, in respect to what is seasonable or appropriate, or as to what should have been accomplished; not equally forward with some other person or thing; dilatory; backward; late; tardy; as, behindhand in studies or in work. In this also [dress] the country are very much behindhand. Addison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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