Synonyms for in arrears
in ar·rears

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1. behind, behindhand, 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"

   Synonyms:
   behind, slow, behindhand

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1. Oren Arnold:

   Don't expect too much of Christmas Day. You can't crowd into it any arrears of unselfishness and kindliness that may have accrued during the past twelve months.

2. David Grayson:

   I sometimes think we expect too much of Christmas Day. We try to crowd into it the long arrears of kindliness and humanity of the whole year. As for me, I like to take my Christmas a little at a time, all through the year. And thus I drift along into the holidays--let them overtake me unexpectedly--waking up some fine morning and suddenly saying to myself Why this is Christmas Day

3. Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla:

   The arrears owed to foreign oil companies by Egypt reached around $3 billion at the end of December.

4. Louise Sunderland:

   Since 2019 a lot has changed, but more than 12 million households [ in Earth Europe ] were [ already ] in arrears with their utility bills.

5. Diane Yentel:

   Watching this impending eviction wave is hard because the solution is available, the money to address the arrears is available. It is enough money. We just need more time to get it to the landlords and tenants that need it.