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fall behind

verb

  1. to drop back; fail to keep up

  2. to be in arrears, as with a payment

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

Also, get behind.

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]

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But he also explained what happens when Knack is off — leaving pitches in the middle zone, while falling behind in counts.

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“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.

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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.

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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.

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Sliding is key on clay, in order to stop a player falling behind in a rally.

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