fall behind

VERB

trail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chase falter lag pull

STRONG

dally dangle dawdle delay dog drag draggle draw droop extend flag halt hang haul hunt linger loiter plod poke procrastinate pursue shadow shag spook spoor stalk straggle stream tail tarry tow trace track traipse trudge

WEAK

bedog bring up the rear drop back fall back follow a scent hang back hang down nose out poke along string along tag along take out after

Antonyms

STRONG

advance carry on complete finish forward go hasten hurry ignore leave leave alone let go push rise run away rush shorten speed stop tiptoe

WEAK

lead

Example Sentences

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American automakers want to boost their profits by selling high-margin gas guzzlers today, all while not falling behind on electric-vehicle technology.

From The Wall Street Journal

Generation X, as the first do-it-yourself retirement generation, is falling behind.

From MarketWatch

Win on early downs to get into third-and-manageable and don’t fall behind in what can be one of the loudest stadiums in the league.

From Los Angeles Times

Some experts have said OpenAI models’ capabilities have fallen behind the latest series of models from Google Gemini and Anthropic Claude.

From Barron's

It isn’t just Russia’s AI models that are falling behind.

From The Wall Street Journal

fall behind

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