behindhand
adjective /bɪˈhaɪndhænd/
/bɪˈhaɪndhænd/
[not before noun]- behindhand (with/in something) late in doing something or in paying money that is owed
拖欠;拖拉 - They were behindhand in settling their debts.
他们没有及时还清债务。
词源mid 16th cent.: from behind + hand, on the pattern of beforehand. - They were behindhand in settling their debts.