fall behind
fall behind
be backward, be slow, go down, deteriorate (in one's studies, etc.)
fell behind
was behind everyone else, lagged behind all the others, stayed in the back
fall behind
Verb
1. retreat
(synonym) fall back, lose, drop off, recede
(hypernym) regress, retrograde, retrogress
2. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
(synonym) lag, dawdle, fall back
(hypernym) follow
(hyponym) drag, trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind
fall behind
be unable to run as fast, drop behind You will fall behind in your work if you miss a day of school.
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Falling behind Sun Shan.To fail in a competitive examination or a contest.
fall behind
Synonyms and related words:
back, back up, backslide, cock, come after, come last, dawdle, drag, fall astern, fall back, follow, get behind, go back, go backwards, go behind, hang back, jerk back, lag, lag behind, lapse, linger, linger behind, loiter, lose ground, pull back, recede, recidivate, regress, relapse, retrocede, retroflex, retrograde, retrogress, return, revert, slip back, straggle, trail, trail behind
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.