Associations to the word «Behindhand»

Wiktionary

BEHINDHAND, adjective. Late, tardy, overdue.
BEHINDHAND, adjective. In debt, or in arrears
BEHINDHAND, adverb. Belatedly, tardily
BEHINDHAND, adverb. In debt, or in arrears

Dictionary definition

BEHINDHAND, 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".
BEHINDHAND, adjective. Behind schedule; "was behindhand with the rent".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke