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Meanings of behindhand in English
Spanish
retrasados Usage of behindhand in English
1
If the works hang fire and get behindhand, then they will suffer.
2
It does seem as though I allus was behindhand with my work.
3
Providence soon frowned on me again, and I got behindhand, as usual.
4
And their assembled friends, being not a bit behindhand, laughed out lustily.
5
And their assembled friends being not a bit behindhand, roared out, lustily.
6
If their salary is two months behindhand they begin to be nervous!
7
France was not long behindhand in adding to his ever-growing list of honours.
8
That we are hopelessly behindhand in aeronautics is not a fact by itself.
9
We are behindhand here in books, and elderly ones seem young to us.
10
Nor was he behindhand as regarded the training of his mind.
11
Of course, in this respect, we have not been behindhand either.
12
Christmas was nearing, and Mrs. Wilcox felt behindhand with the presents.
13
So far, the Royalists had been sadly behindhand with their preparations.
14
Not that he was behindhand with that part of his duties.
15
Our Christian Indians, who rested the Sabbath day, were never behindhand.
16
Then Odda would not be behindhand, and he pulled off his own armlet.
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