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in reverse(adjective, idiom, adverb, back)
8
to the rear(adjective, idiom, adverb, back)
3
behind time(idiom, slow, tardy, delayed)
3
mentally retarded
3
slow to(verb, phrasal verb, unwillingness)
3
turned around(verb, adverb, phrasal verb)
3
upside down(verb, adjective, phrasal verb)
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after time(idiom, lateness)
2
against the grain(adjective, idiom, forced, averse)
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behind the times
2
bottom up(adjective, upset, reversed, tangled)
2
held up(late, tardy, delayed, overdue)
2
hung up(late, tardy, delayed, overdue)
2
in a bind(idiom, late, tardy, delayed)
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in abeyance(idiom, lateness)
2
mentally deficient
2
vice versa
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ass over elbows
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bottom side up
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ex post facto
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