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Coloraday Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

What is the meaning of behind hand?

I confess you do reproach me when i see you here before me ; but 'tis fit I should be still behind hand, still to be more and more indebted to your goodness.
Does behind hand  have a special meaning?
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I think here it means "in debt" (in some way appropriate to the context). It can also mean "late", "behind schedule", but that doesn't seem to fit quite so well. It's often written as one word: "behindhand".

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  • I think here it means "in debt" (in some way appropriate to the context).
  • It can also mean "late", "behind schedule", but that doesn't seem to fit quite so well.
  • It's often written as one word: "behindhand".
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I think here it means "in debt" (in some way appropriate to the context). It can also mean "late", "behind schedule", but that doesn't seem to fit quite so well. It's often written as one word: "behindhand".
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