'fall behind' definitions:
Definition of 'fall behind'
(from WordNet)
verb
Retreat [syn: fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede] [ant: advance, gain, gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win]
verb
Synonyms of 'fall behind'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- back,
- back up,
- backslide,
- cock,
- come after,
- come last,
- dawdle,
- drag,
- fall astern,
- fall back,
- follow,
- get behind,
- go back,
- go backwards,
- go behind,
- hang back,
- jerk back,
- lag,
- lag behind,
- lapse,
- linger,
- linger behind,
- loiter,
- lose ground,
- pull back,
- recede,
- recidivate,
- regress,
- relapse,
- retrocede,
- retroflex,
- retrograde,
- retrogress,
- return,
- revert,
- slip back,
- straggle,
- trail,
- trail behind