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Fall behind

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Verb
  1. 1
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, behind.
  2. 2
    retreat wordnet
  3. 3
    To be late (for a regular event) idiomatic, intransitive

    "You're falling behind with the rent."

  4. 4
    hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. wordnet
  5. 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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  1. 6
    to fail to keep up (with) intransitive, transitive

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