Verb: fall behind fol bi'hInd
- Hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
"The student dawdled and fell behind in her studies";
- lag, dawdle, fall back
- Retreat
"The weaker runners began to fall behind after the first mile";
- fall back, drop off, recede
Derived forms: fallen behind, fell behind, falls behind, falling behind
See also: fall
Type of: follow, regress, retrograde, retrogress