Behindhand
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

4 letters

LATE
At or toward an end or late period or stage of development; "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child"

BACK
A support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable"

SLOW
(of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"

5 letters

DATED
Marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past

EARLY
During an early stage; "early on in her career"

SLACK
A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

FARON

TARDY
After the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments"

6 letters

BEHIND
In debt; "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills"

HELDUP

HUNGUP

JAMMED
Filled to capacity; "a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes"; "stands jam-packed with fans"; "a packed theater"

LATISH
Somewhat late

REMISS
Failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills"

7 letters

BELATED
After the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments"

STOPPED
(of a nose) blocked; "a stopped (or stopped-up) nose"

PASTDUE

OVERDUE
Past due; not paid at the scheduled time; "an overdue installment"; "a delinquent account"

INABIND

DELAYED
Not as far along as normal in development

BLOCKED
Completely obstructed or closed off; "the storm was responsible for many blocked roads and bridges"; "the drain was plugged"

UNREADY
Not prepared or in a state of readiness; slow to understand or respond; "she cursed her unready tongue"

8 letters

UNTIMELY
Badly timed; "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke"

RETARDED
Relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development; "providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded"

MORATORY

MISTIMED

INARREAR

MISDATED

DETAINED

DEEPINTO

CARELESS
Effortless and unstudied; "an impression of careless elegance"; "danced with careless grace"

DERELICT
A ship abandoned on the high seas

BACKWARD
Having made less than normal progress; "an economically backward country"

ARRESTED

9 letters

INARREARS
In debt; "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills"

POSTDATED

OUTOFDATE

NONPAYING

NEGLIGENT
Characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern; "negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence"

FOREDATED

BELATEDLY
Later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"

ANTEDATED

AFTERTIME

10 letters

UNPUNCTUAL
Not punctual; after the appointed time

REGARDLESS
(usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration; "careless of the consequences"; "crushing the blooms with regardless tread"

NEGLECTFUL
Not showing due care or attention; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter"; "neglectful parents"

OBSTRUCTED
Shut off to passage or view or hindered from action; "a partially obstructed passageway"; "an obstructed view"; "justice obstructed is not justice"

INABEYANCE

DEFAULTING

BEHINDTIME

DELINQUENT
Guilty of a misdeed; "delinquent minors"

BEFOREHAND
Ahead of time; in anticipation; "when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount"; "We like to plan ahead"; "should have made reservations beforehand"

11 letters

UNDEVELOPED
Not developed; "courses in interior design were rare and undeveloped"; "undeveloped social awareness"

OUTOFSEASON

NONETOOSOON

NEVERONTIME

AHEADOFTIME
Before the usual time or the time expected; "she graduated early"; "the house was completed ahead of time"

12 letters

UNSEASONABLE
Badly timed; "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke"

DISREGARDFUL

13 letters

UNPROGRESSIVE
Old-fashioned and out of date

PROCHRONISTIC

DELAYEDACTION
A mechanism that automatically delays the release of a camera shutter for a fixed period of time so that the photographer can appear in the picture

ANACHRONISTIC
Chronologically misplaced; "English public schools are anachronistic"

14 letters

UNDERDEVELOPED
Relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply

PARACHRONISTIC

METACHRONISTIC