behind

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adv. rearward, aft, backward; after, subsequently; slow. —prep. in back of, following. See rear, lateness, regression, sequence.Ant., ahead.

II

(Roget's IV) modif. and prep.

1. [To the rear in space]

Syn. in back of, following, after; see back .

2. [Late in time]

Syn. tardy, dilatory, behind time; see late 1 , slow 2 .

3. [Slow in progress]

Syn. sluggish, slow-moving, delayed, backward, underdeveloped, retarded, behind schedule, in arrears, belated, laggard; see also slow 1 , 3 .

Ant. fast*, rapid, ahead of schedule.

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

buttocks, backside, *ass, rump, *tush, bottom, stern.

II

adv.

back, in back of, rearward, trailing, aft.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I adverb 1. Not on time: behindhand, belatedly, late, tardily. See TIME. 2. So as to fall behind schedule: behindhand, late, slow. Idiom: behind time. See TIME. II noun Informal. The part of one's back on which one rests in sitting: buttock (used in plural), derriere, posterior, rump, seat. Informal: backside, bottom, rear1. Slang: bun (used in plural), fanny, tush. Chiefly British: bum2. See OVER.