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Meanings of fall behind in English
Synonyms
Examples for "lag"
Examples for "lag"
1
Patient care practices often lag behind current scientific evidence and professional guidelines.
2
Most African countries lag behind in this regard, so intervention is required.
3
The Re-Timer is said to be able to help fight jet lag.
4
You've got a really incredible case of culture lag, you know it?
5
Australian authorities have faced similar questions about the lag in their response.
1
I go into a few more shops: I dawdle over some china.
2
It wasn't a quick process, but I tried not to dawdle, either.
3
The last customers dawdle out with a grunt intended for a salutation.
4
Five minutes ago he seemed willing enough to dawdle on till midnight.
5
It is after four, but we'll have time if we don't dawdle.
Usage of fall behind in English
1
Within four minutes Lawrence saw his side fall behind to Edu's header.
2
She slipped into the room and let the curtain fall behind her.
3
Most of the children who go to the running camps fall behind.
4
Renouard let the thin summer portière of the doorway fall behind him.
5
His illness had caused the work on the dam to fall behind.
6
Owen and the red-haired lady seemed to fall behind this last misfortune.
7
If they fall behind on their goals, more motivation will be sent.
8
Nor did he again fall behind until Stafford was reached at noon.
9
Cut down any that fall behind, but don't engage the main force.
10
If he does not he will fall behind his competitor, who is.
11
Even though Jesus kept a fast pace, they did not fall behind.
12
He ran with all his might.... His pursuers began to fall behind.
13
Ye'll need it all if ye wouldn't like to fall behind to-morrow.
14
The head, the beautiful head-shehad let it fall behind that hedge.
15
We can't fall behind in this process of increasing public investments, Araoz said.
16
All the while, far too many children are being left to fall behind.
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Fall behind through the time
Fall behind across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common