behind
/bɪˈhaɪnd/ adverbDefinition
be/fall/get behind in/on/with sth › to be late in paying a regular amount of money or in completing work: They offer advice to people who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments. He lost his job and fell behind with his rent. The company is an unacceptable six months behind in paying suppliers and vendors.
(Definition of behind adverb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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