fall behind

fall·be·hind

uncommon

verb

1.

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gain

2.

hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

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drag

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Grammar

Verb: intransitive

verb
infinitive	fall behind
3rd person	fall behinds
past	fall behinded
present participle	fall behinding
past participle	fall behinded

Sentence patterns

Somebody ----s
Something ----s

Nearby words

fall apart fall armyworm fall asleep fall away fall back fall board fall by the wayside fall cankerworm fall dandelion fall down

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