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behindhand

[ bih-hahynd-hand ]

adverb

  1. late; tardy.
  2. behind in progress; backward:

    They were never behindhand in following artistic fads.

  3. in debt or arrears.


behindhand

/ ²úɪˈ³ó²¹Éª²Ô»åËŒ³óæ²Ô»å /

adjective

  1. remiss in fulfilling an obligation
  2. in debt; in arrears
  3. delayed in development; backward
  4. late; behind time
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of behindhand1

First recorded in 1520–30; behind + hand; by analogy with earlier beforehand ( def )
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“Oh! are you there?—But you are miserably behindhand. Mr. Cole gave me a hint of it six weeks ago.â€

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Ziska was not behindhand in this, and in burning convents not infrequently allowed the monks to share the fate of their buildings.

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Nor were the heretics always behindhand, when they gained opportunity, in improving the lesson which had been taught them so effectually.

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In many circles here, it is the fashion to consider piety and dulness synonymous, and yet they are very different; our German clergyman here is not behindhand in this respect.

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I remember that the Catholics used to hold me somewhat cheap, and to think me behindhand, uncatholic, over-English, and the like.

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