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put off(adjective, late, tardy, delayed)
3
caught up(late, tardy, delayed)
2
hung up(unsettled, late, tardy, delayed)
2
in a bind(idiom, late, tardy, delayed)
1
behind time(unsettled, late, tardy, delayed)
1
in the lurch(idiom, tardy, delayed, overdue)
1
missed the boat(idiom, tardy, delayed, overdue)
1
never on time
1
on hold(delayed, suspended, postponed, negotiated)
1
out of luck(idiom, tardy, delayed, overdue)
1
too late(late, tardy, delayed, overdue)
0
behind schedule(unsettled, late, tardy)
0
not arrived(late, delayed, overdue)
0
not done(late, delayed, overdue)
0
pushed back(late, tardy)
0
put back(late, tardy)
0
strapped for time(idiom, late, delayed, overdue)
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