The crossword solutions for the term 'WAS BEHIND' are TRAILED (7 letters), OWED (4 letters), and RANLATE (7 letters). The term 'was behind' can be interpreted in a few different ways. Trailed means to follow or come after, so it could refer to someone who was following someone else. Owing is another word for owing money, so it could refer to someone who was behind on their payments. Ranlate is a combination of the words 'RAN' and 'LATE', so it could refer to someone who was running LATE.