behind-hand

A form of behindhand — Late, tardy, overdue, behind (in accomplishing a task, etc.).

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Meanings

adjectivebehind-hand (comparative more behind-hand, superlative most behind-hand)

comparative more behind-hand · superlative most behind-hand

  1. alternativeAlternative form of behindhand.

    Leo. ... theſe thy offices (So rarely kind) are as Interpreters Of my behind-hand ſlackneſſe.

    1623, William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale, Act V, Scene 1
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APA

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

MLA

“behind-hand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behind-hand. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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