in arrears

基本解释

By the end of last year, one-in-five sub-prime borrowers were in arrears on their home loans.
到去年年底，高达五分之一的次级抵押贷款借款者拖欠房贷。
Shareholders now must show the origin of the money they invest in teams, and clubs cannot play if their payrolls are more than 60 days in arrears.
现在，股份持有人必须说明他们投资球队的资金来源。倘若俱乐部拖欠球员薪资60天以上，则将失去参赛资格。
Yet somehow things don’t feel so good any more. Last year the bank tried to repossess the Freemans’ home even though they were only three months in arrears.
然而，天有不测风云，去年尽管弗里曼夫妇仅仅拖欠了3个月的贷款，银行就试图收回他们住的房子。

Once property tax is more than a year in arrears it becomes eligible for auction.
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It was, moreover, clear that Moscow would fall even further in arrears in the future.
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owing money that should have been paid already
If someone is paid in arrears, they are paid at the end of the period of time during which the money was earned.