fall behind English

Meaning fall behind meaning

What does fall behind mean?

fall behind

— verb (= fall back) retreat

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

Synonyms fall behind synonyms

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fall behind English » English

fall back

lag behind

drop off

lag

drop behind

get behind

backward

recede

fall off

fall away

drop away

lose

left behind

drop out

drag behind

drag

dawdle

become underdeveloped

be behind

time delay

straggle

step back

slow

outmoded

outdated

out-of-date

leave something behind

inferior

go off

go backwards

go back

fall short

drop back

be slack

be inferior to

be in arrears

be defeated

be benind

be beaten

anachronistic

Topics fall behind topics

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Work and occupation Finance Accumulate wealth

Lose wealth

• What words refer to losing wealth?
  lose (wealth) lose your business lose your shirt loss suffer loss fail to make a profit go bankrupt fall behind fall into debt be unprofitable

Physical actions Move Accompany

Follow

• What words refer to moving slower than the person you are following?
  lag behind fall behind straggle

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News and current affairs

Forcing common standards means that Europe will fall further behind as member states shuffle their costs onto their neighbours.