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Meanings of drop behind in English

To lag or linger behind.

Usage of drop behind in English
1
I tried to drop behind, but found it impossible in the press.
Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet: An Autobiography
2
I managed to drop behind in order to give her an opportunity.
A Master of Mysteries
3
He found himself very glad to drop behind into the beaten trail.
The Silent Places
4
You must take care to see that men do not drop behind.
The Memoirs of General Baron de Marbot
5
When men do not consciously compete with others, they inevitably drop behind.
The Warriors
6
Shortly it would drop behind the bristling summit-line of the hills.
The Lighted Match
7
Some drop behind on the way, others run past the goal.
How to Write a Play / Letters from Augier, Banville, Dennery, Du...
8
As the sphere kept growing he started to drop behind, steadily losing ground.
The Misplaced Battleship
9
Well, I shall have to drop behind and keep perfectly sober.
Elsie Marley, Honey
10
Soon it would drop behind the Shenandoah mountains, twilight descending, prelude to darkness.
The bourne ultimatum
11
Still, I wished he would go on ahead or drop behind.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 / Negligible Tal...
12
We'll have to pitch in, or we'll drop behind our classes.
The Rover Boys in Camp; or, The Rivals of Pine Island
13
She tried to drop behind; but the team had an infinite capacity for loitering.
Earth's Enigmas: A Volume of Stories
14
Just before it comes down, it'll drop behind the horizon.
Moonfall
15
Earl Douglas followed him thither, and let the heavy velvet curtain drop behind them.
Henry VIII and His Court: A Historical Novel
16
He saw Simon, Andrew, and James drop behind the group.
Men Called Him Master
This collocation consists of:
Drop behind through the time
Drop behind across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common