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fall behind
verb
to drop back; fail to keep up
to be in arrears, as with a payment
Idioms and Phrases
Lag, fail to keep up, as in You really must keep up with the others; if you fall behind you could get lost . [First half of 1500s]
Be financially in arrears, as in He fell behind in his payments . [Mid-1800s]
Example Sentences
But he also explained what happens when Knack is off — leaving pitches in the middle zone, while falling behind in counts.
“With President Trump’s latest round of indiscriminate funding cuts, America is poised to fall behind its competitors at a critical moment in the global technology race. We’re suing to stop him,” Bonta said.
It follows a review by the regulator, Ofgem, of the way suppliers switched often vulnerable customers to paying upfront, without their agreement, after they fell behind with their bills.
In the article, state regulators criticized some of Edison’s wildfire mitigation efforts, including for falling behind in inspecting transmission lines in areas at high risk of fires.
Sliding is key on clay, in order to stop a player falling behind in a rally.
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