jälkijunassa
Jälkijunassa is a Finnish idiom used to describe someone or something that is behind others in progress, performance, or timing. It conveys a sense of lagging behind rather than merely being late on a single occasion. The expression is common in everyday speech, media commentary, and written Finnish when discussing competitiveness, efficiency, or adherence to schedules.
The phrase is built from jälki meaning after or behind and juna meaning train, referring to the
Jälkijunassa is typically used to comment on relative position rather than absolute failure. It can describe
The term is part of Finnish everyday language and shares conceptual space with other expressions that describe