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fall behind

verb

Meaning

  1. To be late (for a regular event)
  2. To be progressively below average in performance.
  3. To fail to keep up (with)

Etymology / origin

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Related words

fall back(English)recede(English)lag(English)lose(English)dawdle(English)drop off(English)retreat(English)drop behind(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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