The Clue
Running behind schedule (7 letter answer)
The Answer
DELAYED
Tags
Notes
The answer DELAYED is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1300 puzzles.
Related Clues
Late
Tardy
Held up
Put off
Slowed up
Pushed back
Flight board message
Stuck in traffic, say
Definition
DELAY as a verb:
1. (delay, detain, hold up) = cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
2. act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"
3. (stay, detain, delay) = stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!"
4. (check, retard, delay) = slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development"
DELAYED as an adjective:
1. caused to be slower or later; "the delayed plane finally arrived"
2. not as far along as normal in development