fall behind

VERB

trail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chase falter lag pull

STRONG

dally dangle dawdle delay dog drag draggle draw droop extend flag halt hang haul hunt linger loiter plod poke procrastinate pursue shadow shag spook spoor stalk straggle stream tail tarry tow trace track traipse trudge

WEAK

bedog bring up the rear drop back fall back follow a scent hang back hang down nose out poke along string along tag along take out after

Antonyms

STRONG

advance carry on complete finish forward go hasten hurry ignore leave leave alone let go push rise run away rush shorten speed stop tiptoe

WEAK

lead

Example Sentences

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One by one, cattle fall behind him single file to consume a breakfast of ground corn and hay.

From The Wall Street Journal

If not — and if the only alternative is falling behind and damaging your credit — selling, while your payment history is still strong, may be the safer path.

From MarketWatch

The company struggled under heavy debt and fell behind on payments to suppliers before filing for bankruptcy protection.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I want the economy to improve and I don't want big factories to relocate to our neighbouring countries," civil servant Phananya Bunthong told the BBC, a reference to Thailand falling behind Vietnam.

From BBC

In the long run, you’ll probably fall behind whenever most investors want exciting stocks instead—and you would better be prepared for those periods to last for years.

From The Wall Street Journal

fall behind

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