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Meanings of go behindhand in English

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Usage of go behindhand in English
1
I can feel myself going behindhand, instead of advancing.
The Two Wives; Or, Lost and Won
2
Fairview is a thriving town, while this place is going behindhand as fast as possible.
Lizzy Glenn; Or, The Trials of a Seamstress
3
No wonder we have gone behindhand.
Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper
4
Every week we are going behindhand, and if we stay here much longer we shall neither have the means of living nor getting away.
Married Life; Its Shadows and Sunshine
5
"That is all, sir; but nine dollars a week will not support them, and I am, in consequence, going behindhand."
Tiger and Tom and Other Stories for Boys