backward in coming forward

English

Alternative forms

backward in coming forwards
backwards in coming forward
backwards in coming forwards

Adjective

backward in coming forward (not comparable)

(Britain, typically in the negative) shy; reluctant to share one's views

References

“be backward in coming forward” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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