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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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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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