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behind time(idiom, adverb, slow, late)
3
held up(adjective, unsettled, late, delayed)
3
hung up(adjective, unsettled, late, delayed)
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in a bind(adjective, idiom, late, delayed)
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in abeyance(idiom, lateness)
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ahead of time
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asleep on the job(idiom, dull, sluggish, lazy)
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for ages(adjective, slow, boring, tedious)
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forever and a day(adjective, idiom, slow, boring)
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in the lurch(idiom, delayed, overdue)
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missed the boat(idiom, delayed, overdue)
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never on time
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not arrived(adjective, late, delayed, overdue)
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not done(adjective, late, delayed, overdue)
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out of date
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out of it(adjective, idiom, dull, careless)
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out of luck(idiom, delayed, overdue)
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out of season
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put off(verb, phrasal verb, late, delayed)
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putting off(slow, late, remiss, procrastinating)
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