fall behind
English
Pronunciation
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Verb
- Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see fall, behind.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To be late (for a regular event)
- You're falling behind with the rent.
- (intransitive) To be progressively below average in performance.
- You could lose your job if you keep falling behind with your work.
- It's not like John to fall behind in maths.
- to fail to keep up
Translations
to be late
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to be below average in performance
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to fail to keep up
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