behind time

prepositional phrase

Late, arriving late.

“We should leave now - I don't want to be too behind time.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. idiomaticLate, arriving late.

    We should leave now - I don't want to be too behind time.

    1 more example

    I'm running behind time. I should be home in half an hour or so.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 遲到 /迟到, 來晚 /来晚
  • 遲到 /迟到 (chídào)arriving late
  • 來晚 /来晚 (lái wǎn)arriving late
Dutch te laat, achter
  • te laatarriving late
  • achterarriving late
  • achter op schemaarriving late
Finnish myöhässä
  • myöhässäarriving late
French à la bourre, en retard
  • à la bourrearriving late
  • en retardarriving late
Portuguese para trás
  • para trásarriving late
Russian не во́время, с опозда́нием
  • не во́время (ne vóvremja)arriving late
  • с опозда́нием (s opozdánijem)arriving late
Spanish atrasado
  • atrasadoarriving late
Cite this entry
APA

behind time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behind%20time

MLA

“behind time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behind%20time. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “behind time,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behind%20time.

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