Behindhand Definition

behindhand
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"
adjective
  1. behind schedule; "was behindhand with the rent"

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