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Verb: fall behind  fol bi'hInd
  1. Hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
    "The student dawdled and fell behind in her studies";
    - lag, dawdle, fall back
     
  2. 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