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Project Management vocabulary · Schedule & Time

Behind schedule

Meaning in project management, with examples

/bɪˌhaɪnd ˈskedʒuːl/phraseCore term

In project management, behind schedule means: Later than planned; not progressing as fast as the schedule says it should.

In Turkish: takvimin gerisinde, planın gerisinde, gecikmeli

How it is used

Very common in status reports and meetings. Things can be slightly, badly or two weeks behind schedule. The opposites are on schedule and ahead of schedule.

Example sentences

  1. The integration work is about ten days behind schedule because of missing test data.

  2. We're behind schedule on the design, but we can catch up during the build phase.

Common collocations

  • fall behind schedule
  • weeks behind schedule
  • slightly behind schedule
  • ahead of schedule
  • on trackProgressing as planned and likely to reach the agreed goal, date or budget.
  • slipOf a date, task or schedule: to move later than planned, usually little by little and often without anyone formally deciding it.
  • deadlineThe latest date or time by which a task, deliverable or project must be finished.
  • timelineThe planned order and dates of the main activities and milestones of a project, often shown as a line or chart.

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