behindhand
[bih-
hahynd
-hand]
/bɪˈhaɪndˌhænd/
adverb, adjective
1.
late; tardy.
2.
behind
in progress; backward:
They were never behindhand in following artistic fads.
3.
in debt or arrears.
Origin
1520-30;
behind
+
hand
Examples from the web for
behindhand
They were
behindhand
and not up to their opportunities.
British Dictionary definitions for
behindhand
behindhand
/
bɪˈhaɪndˌhænd
/
adjective, adverb
(
postpositive
)
1.
remiss in fulfilling an obligation
2.
in debt; in arrears
3.
delayed in development; backward
4.
late; behind time
Word Origin and History for
behindhand
adv., adj.
1520s, from
behind
+
-hand
, probably on model of
beforehand
.