Fall behind
verb
verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, behind.
- 2 retreat wordnet
- 3 To be late (for a regular event) idiomatic, intransitive
"You're falling behind with the rent."
- 4 hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. wordnet
- 5 To be progressively below average in performance. intransitive
"You could lose your job if you keep falling behind with your work."
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- 6 to fail to keep up (with) intransitive, transitive
Example
More examples"You're falling behind with the rent."