consumers is a form of:

Behindhand



adverb
1.
~ (within something) (late or tardy, backward, in debt) យឺតយូរ, ខកដំណើរ, ខកពេល, បង្អែបង្អង់, ធ្វើឲ្យយឺតពេល
ENGLISH MEANING
adjective / adverb
1.
In arrears financially; in a state where expenditures have exceeded the receipt of funds.
2.
In a state of backwardness, in respect to what is seasonable or appropriate, or as to what should have been accomplished; not equally forward with some other person or thing; dilatory; backward; late; tardy; as, behindhand in studies or in work.