behind schedule

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A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. atrasado
The flight attendant just announced that the flight is leaving 50 minutes behind schedule. Now my ETA is midnight.El azafato acaba de anunciar que el vuelo sale 50 minutos atrasado. Ahora mi hora prevista de llegada es a la medianoche.
b. retrasado
The busses are behind schedule due to the snow.Los autobuses están retrasados debido a la nieve.
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This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
I am running a few minutes behind schedule. Please be patient.Ando con unos pocos minutos de atraso. Por favor, sé paciente.
The train is running two hours behind schedule.El tren llega con dos horas de retraso.
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