Dictionary / Vocabulary / 後手後手
ごてごて
behind with everything; too late; reactive
こうなることは予測できたのに、何でもっと早く手を打たなかったの？いつも対応が後手後手じゃないの。
We had predicted such a thing might occur, so why didn't you act sooner? It feels like you are always behind with dealing with these sorts of things.