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Meanings of drop behind in English

To lag or linger behind.

Synonyms
Examples for "trail"
Examples for "trail"
1
After high school graduation, however, many students stop leaving a paper trail.
Reuters
2
The muddy trail I had left ten days ago seemed quite undisturbed.
The Asylum
3
Look the wrong way too often and every trail may go cold.
The Irish Times
4
Could he have left a trail by way of his sea charts?
Depths
5
Increases in deaths tend to trail spikes new infections by several weeks.
Radio NZ
1
Industry will probably be less of a drag this year, Lozano said.
Reuters
2
Such requirements can drag out rule proposals for months, or even years.
Reuters
3
They drag the river for days but of course nothing comes up.
Burning bright
4
Those in the bows leant over to drag in the young lord.
The Heir of Kilfinnan: A Tale of the Shore and Ocean
5
Here's another real world example: the drag-and-drop Ajax interface in Yahoo Sports.
Wired
1
Should he drop back to ordinary level and reassess his course expectations?
The Irish Times
2
Spanish and Italian bond yields continue to drop back from yesterday's levels.
The Guardian
3
And the drop back to reality this time would be a killer.
Secret weapon spouse
4
Nicodemus let the shaggy head drop back into the bunk, and rose.
Nicanor - Teller of Tales : A Story of Roman Britain
5
She had a tendency to drop back down faster than he did.
Sushi for one?
1
Supporters said the result showed the party should now get behind her.
Reuters
2
The Tongan community should continue to get behind his team, Woolf said.
Radio NZ
3
GDPR is one example of EU governance we should all get behind.
The Irish Times
4
He did urge Americans to get behind a push for energy legislation.
Reuters
5
Which is something that she certainly supported and certainly would get behind.
NY Magazine
1
She had to hang back and see how this situation played out.
Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
2
She knew I wouldn't hang back, not now I'd come so far.
The Good, The Bad, and The Uncanny
3
Let's hang back until he's gone and see if the kid's home.
Naked Heat
4
I hang back and wait, trying not to get in the way.
The Jennifer Morgue
5
Spurred by Darwin's writing, he resolved not to hang back any longer.
The new yorker
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
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Drop behind through the time
Drop behind across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common