'Behindhand' definitions:

Definition of 'behindhand'

From: WordNet
adverb
In debt; "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills" [syn: behind, behindhand, in arrears]
adjective
Behind schedule; "was behindhand with the rent"

Definition of 'Behindhand'

From: GCIDE
  • Behindhand \Be*hind"hand`\, adv. & a. [Behind + hand.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. In arrears financially; in a state where expenditures have exceeded the receipt of funds. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. In a state of backwardness, in respect to what is seasonable or appropriate, or as to what should have been accomplished; not equally forward with some other person or thing; dilatory; backward; late; tardy; as, behindhand in studies or in work. [1913 Webster]
  • In this also [dress] the country are very much behindhand. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'behindhand'

From: Moby Thesaurus