Found 2 items, similar to in arrears.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: in arrears in arrears adv : 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” [syn: behind, behindhand]
English → English (gcide) Definition: In arrears Arrear \Ar*rear"\, n. That which is behind in payment, or which remains unpaid, though due; esp. a remainder, or balance which remains due when some part has been paid; arrearage; -- commonly used in the plural, as, arrears of rent, wages, or taxes. --Locke. [1913 Webster] For much I dread due payment by the Greeks Of yesterday's arrear. --Cowper. [1913 Webster] I have a large arrear of letters to write. --J. D. Forbes. [1913 Webster] In arrear or In arrears, behind; backward; behindhand; in debt. [1913 Webster]