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fall behind

verb

1 fall behind

Retreat.

synonyms: drop off, fall back, recede.

Dutch: terugvallen

2 fall behind

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

synonyms: dawdle, fall back, lag.

Dutch: achterliggen, achterstaan


Moby thesaurus: back, back up, backslide, cock, come after, come last, dawdle, drag, fall astern, fall back, follow, get behind, go back, go backwards, go behind, hang back, jerk back, lag, lag behind, lapse ... show more.

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