behindhandness
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From behindhand + -ness.
Noun
[edit]behindhandness (uncountable)
- The quality of being behindhand.
- 1880, Professor E. Stebbing, The British Journal of Photography:
- We are rather familiar with the behindhandness of our neighbour across the Channel […]
Synonyms
[edit]- belatedness, tardiness; see also Thesaurus:lateness