fall behind

/fˈɔːl bɪhˈaɪnd/

to fall behind

MAIN VERB

[phrase form: fall]

prendre du retard

to make less progress than other competitors

Synonymes : dawdle

Exemples

1. They have been bringing a knife to a gunfight for years, refusing to adapt to new technologies and falling behind their competitors.

2. The home team fell behind by a large margin in the first half, but you can expect them to come out with their guns blazing in the second half.

3. After falling behind in the polls, the candidate's new policies helped them gain ground with voters.

4. Despite their best efforts, our team wasn't able to draw first blood in the game and fell behind early.