Definitions for fall behind
Princeton's WordNet
fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede(verb)
retreat
lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind(verb)
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
fall behind(verb)ɔl
to do worse than others in the same group
He's falling behind his class in reading.
fall behindɔl
to get behind others who are moving faster
The injured soldiers fell behind their comrades.
Wiktionary
fall behind(Verb)
To be late (for a regular event)
fall behind(Verb)
To be progressively below average in performance.
Translations for fall behind
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
fall behind(noun)
to be slower than (someone else)
Hurry up! You're falling behind (the others); He is falling behind in his schoolwork.
- agterraakAfrikaans

- يَتَخَلَّف عَن غَيْرِهِArabic

- изоставамBulgarian

- ficar para trásPortuguese (BR)

- zůstávat pozaduCzech

- zurückbleibenGerman

- sakke bagud; komme bagudDanish

- μένω πίσωGreek

- retrasarse, rezagarseSpanish

- maha jäämaEstonian

- عقب افتادنFarsi

- jäädä jälkeenFinnish

- prendre du retardFrench

- לְפַגֵרHebrew

- पीछे रह जानाHindi

- zaostatiCroatian

- lemarad(ozik)Hungarian

- lebih lambatIndonesian

- dragast afturúrIcelandic

- rimanere indietroItalian

- ~より遅れるJapanese

- 뒤쳐지다Korean

- atsiliktiLithuanian

- atpaliktLatvian

- terkebelakangMalay

- ten achter rakenDutch

- sakke bakut, komme på etterskuddNorwegian

- pozostawać w tylePolish

- عقب افتادنPersian

- تر شاتهPashto

- atrasar-se/ficar para trásPortuguese

- a rămâne în urmăRomanian

- отставатьRussian

- zaostávaťSlovak

- zaostajatiSlovenian

- zaostajatiSerbian

- ligga efterSwedish

- ไล่ตามไม่ทันThai

- geri kalmak, vadesindeödeyememekTurkish

- 落後Chinese (Trad.)

- відставатиUkrainian

- کسی سے رفتار میں کم ہوناUrdu

- bị tụt lại đằng sauVietnamese

- 落后Chinese (Simp.)

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