be behindhand in work

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• Behindhand — Be*hind hand , adv. & a. [Behind + hand.] [1913 Webster] 1. In arrears financially; in a state where expenditures have exceeded the receipt of funds. [1913 Webster] 2. In a state of backwardness, in respect to what is seasonable or appropriate,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• behindhand — [[t]bɪha͟ɪndhænd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If someone is behindhand, they have been delayed or have made less progress in their work than they or other people think they should. Poor Dr Pegler got terribly behindhand with his appointments.… …   English dictionary

• behindhand — a. 1. Backward, late, tardy, after the usual time, behind time, too late. 2. In arrears (with work), behind time, not well enough advanced, in a backward state, not in a forward state, behind one s dues, not up. 3. In arrears (as to money),… …   New dictionary of synonyms

• tardy — adj Tardy, late, behindhand, overdue can all designate persons or things that do not arrive or take place at the time set, the time due, or the expected and usual time. Tardy implies a lack of promptness or punctuality or a coming or happening or …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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• Zveno (Soviet collective farming) — The zveno (meaning link ; Cyrillic Звено; plural zvenya ) was a small grassroots work group within Soviet collective farms. It was, or became, a subunit within the collective farm brigade.Evolution during the 1930sFrom the earliest times,… …   Wikipedia

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• burn the midnight oil — Synonyms and related words: be behindhand, be late, be overdue, bone, con, contemplate, dig, do double duty, drill, elucubrate, examine, get up late, go over, grind, hit the ball, hustle, keep everyone waiting, keep late hours, lucubrate, miss… …   Moby Thesaurus