What do you call a task that is completed behind schedule?

• A. Slipped task
• B. Delayed task
• C. Overdue task
• D. Behind schedule task

Answer: (A)

When a task ends up finishing later than planned, it has slipped in the schedule. This is the standard term used to signal that the task moved off its baseline timeline and is not on track to meet the original finish date. Recognizing a slipped task helps the team focus on schedule recovery actions and potential impacts on the project finish date. Other phrases like overdue, delayed, or behind schedule are less precise labels in this context; overdue means the due date has passed, while the other terms aren’t the conventional PMI terminology for a task that has fallen behind schedule.