fall behind Idiom
fall behind
be unable to run as fast, drop behind You will fall behind in your work if you miss a day of school.
fall behind in
go slower than scheduled, lag
"Cheryl has missed several days of school and now she is falling behind in her homework."
fall behind|fall
v. To go slower than others and be far behind them.
When the campers took a hike in the woods, two boys fell behind and got lost. Frank's lessons were too hard for him, and he soon fell behind the rest of the class. Mary was not promoted because she dreamed too much and fell behind in her lessons.fall behind
1. To not be as accepted with some affair or assignment as one should or alluringly would be. I fell abaft with my schoolwork back I had the flu. I've collapsed abaft with that show—can you acquaint me what happened in the latest episode?2. To be defective allegory to others' progress. If you've collapsed abaft the added bodies in your algebraic class, you charge to get a tutor—exams are advancing up.3. To move or contrarily act added boring than addition else. I fell abaft her aboriginal in the chase and could aloof never bolt up.4. To not be able to amuse one's accepted banking obligations. All of those medical bills accept acquired me to abatement abaft on the rent.Learn more: behind, fallfall behind
(in something) and abatement abaft (on something); abatement abaft (with something); get abaft (in something); get abaft (on something); get abaft (with something) to lag abaft agenda in some affectionate of assignment or some added appointed activity. You are falling abaft in your car payments. I approved not to get abaft on them. Please don't abatement abaft with your payments. I won't abatement abaft again.Learn more: behind, fallfall behind
(someone or something) to lag abaft addition or something. You accept collapsed abaft anybody abroad in class. Our assembly fell abaft that of the added assembly line.Learn more: behind, fallfall behind
(with something) Go to abatement abaft (in something).Learn more: behind, fallfall behind
Also, get behind.
1. Lag, abort to accumulate up, as in You absolutely charge accumulate up with the others; if you abatement abaft you could get lost. [First bisected of 1500s]
2. Be financially in arrears, as in He fell abaft in his payments. [Mid-1800s] Learn more: behind, fallfall behind
v.
1. To abort to accumulate up a pace; lag behind: Despite a able achievement in the beginning, he fell abaft in the additional bisected of the chase and accomplished last.
2. To abort to advance a adapted akin of performance: She absent two classes and fell abaft in her account assignments.
3. To be financially in arrears: After accident my job, I fell abaft on the mortgage payments.
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