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Meanings of fall behind in English

Spanish
perder

Retreat.

      perder

      Hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

            Usage of fall behind in English
            1
            Within four minutes Lawrence saw his side fall behind to Edu's header.
            The Irish Times
            2
            She slipped into the room and let the curtain fall behind her.
            The skein of lament
            3
            Most of the children who go to the running camps fall behind.
            The Guardian
            4
            Renouard let the thin summer portière of the doorway fall behind him.
            Within the Tides: Tales
            5
            His illness had caused the work on the dam to fall behind.
            Still Jim
            6
            Owen and the red-haired lady seemed to fall behind this last misfortune.
            Evelyn Innes
            7
            If they fall behind on their goals, more motivation will be sent.
            Reuters
            8
            Nor did he again fall behind until Stafford was reached at noon.
            The Tavern Knight
            9
            Cut down any that fall behind, but don't engage the main force.
            Wizardborn
            10
            If he does not he will fall behind his competitor, who is.
            The Power of Concentration
            11
            Even though Jesus kept a fast pace, they did not fall behind.
            Men Called Him Master
            12
            He ran with all his might.... His pursuers began to fall behind.
            A Reckless Character, and Other Stories
            13
            Ye'll need it all if ye wouldn't like to fall behind to-morrow.
            Silver Lake
            14
            The head, the beautiful head-shehad let it fall behind that hedge.
            The Haunted Mask
            15
            We can't fall behind in this process of increasing public investments, Araoz said.
            Reuters
            16
            All the while, far too many children are being left to fall behind.
            The Guardian
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            Translations for fall behind
            Fall behind through the time
            Fall behind across language varieties
            United States of America
            Common
            United Kingdom
            Common