behind-hand

English

Adjective

behind-hand (comparative more behind-hand, superlative most behind-hand)

1. Alternative form of behindhand.
   • 1623, William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale‎^[1], Act V, Scene 1:

     Leo. ... theſe thy offices
     (So rarely kind) are as Interpreters
     Of my behind-hand ſlackneſſe.