behind time

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behind time

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idiomatic Late, arriving late. We should leave now - I don't want to be too behind time.

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prep_phrase arriving late

Español	atrasado
中文	遲到 /迟到 chídào, 來晚 /来晚 lái wǎn
Português	para trás
Français	à la bourre, en retard
Русский	не во́время ne vóvremja, с опозда́нием s opozdánijem

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@misc{behind_time_2026,
  title = {behind time},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/behind%20time},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}