• (adv. & a.) In arrears financially; in a state where expenditures have exceeded the receipt of funds. • (adv. & a.) 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... Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/behindhand/
Be·hind'hand` adverb & adjective [ Behind + hand .] 1. In arrears financially; in a state where expenditures have exceeded the receipt of funds. 2. In a state of backwardness, in respect to what is seasonable or appropriate, or as to what should have been accomplished; n... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/33
in arrearsadverb 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` Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974