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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Many smaller labels had stopped shipping to Saks in the run-up to its bankruptcy as it fell behind on payments.

From The Wall Street Journal

While farmers welcome the help, the aid comes after years of falling behind financially, meaning that a lot of the money will go directly back to creditors.

From The Wall Street Journal

Households struggling to make ends meet have fallen behind on energy payments, leading to a collective debt to suppliers of well over £4bn.

From BBC

Instead, it shows that traditional campus structures are falling behind digital alternatives in the face of the social anxiety of the 21st-century young adult.

From The Wall Street Journal

Economists call this phenomenon a K-shaped economy: The wealthy are surging ahead, while the poorest are falling behind.

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fall behind

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