falling behind
Example Sentences
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More borrowers are falling behind on their payments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Setting up automatic payments will reduce both the risk of falling behind on bills.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
"We simply cannot go on with a situation where pupils in Wales are consistently falling behind their counterparts in other parts of the United Kingdom," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Syarifah Hatifah, the 57-year-old vice principal of a junior high school in provincial capital Pontianak, fears some of her nearly 600 pupils may be falling behind.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
He was supposed to pay for Andrew’s school fees and groceries, but he started falling behind even on that, and soon my mom was paying for everything.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
