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behindhand

be·hind·hand
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bih-hahynd-hand]
    • /bɪˈhaɪndˌhænd/
    • /bɪˈhaɪnd.hænd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bih-hahynd-hand]
    • /bɪˈhaɪndˌhænd/

Definitions of behindhand word

  • graded adjective behindhand If someone is behindhand, they have been delayed or have made less progress in their work than they or other people think they should. 3
  • adjective behindhand remiss in fulfilling an obligation 3
  • adjective behindhand in debt; in arrears 3
  • adjective behindhand delayed in development; backward 3
  • adjective behindhand late; behind time 3
  • adverb behindhand behind in paying debts, rent, etc. 3

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Origin of behindhand

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; behind + hand

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Behindhand

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

behindhand popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for behindhand

adv behindhand

  • laggard — a person or thing that lags; lingerer; loiterer.
  • slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
  • backward — A backward movement or look is in the direction that your back is facing. Some people use backwards for this meaning.
  • belated — A belated action happens later than it should have done.
  • delayed — of or relating to a particle, as a neutron or alpha particle, that is emitted from an excited nucleus formed in a nuclear reaction, the emission occurring some time after the reaction is completed.

adj behindhand

  • remiss — negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.: He's terribly remiss in his work.
  • unpunctual — strictly observant of an appointed or regular time; not late; prompt.
  • slack — not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope.
  • delinquent — Someone, usually a young person, who is delinquent repeatedly commits minor crimes.
  • irresponsible — said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.

Antonyms for behindhand

adv behindhand

  • front — the foremost part or surface of anything.
  • paid — a simple past tense and past participle of pay1 .
  • punctually — strictly observant of an appointed or regular time; not late; prompt.

adj behindhand

  • on time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
  • punctual — strictly observant of an appointed or regular time; not late; prompt.
  • timely — occurring at a suitable time; seasonable; opportune; well-timed: a timely warning.
  • early — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
  • careful — If you are careful, you give serious attention to what you are doing, in order to avoid harm, damage, or mistakes. If you are careful to do something, you make sure that you do it.

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