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to fall behind
[phrase form: fall]
01
to make less progress than other competitors
Intransitive
Transitive: to fall behind a competitor
02
to be late for a particular event
Intransitive
fall behind
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Example
Economic challenges caused the small business to fall behind larger competitors in terms of technological advancements.
The student struggled with the complex concepts and started to fall behind the rest of the class.
Despite their best efforts, the team began to fall behind in the race as other competitors surged ahead.
The company invested in employee training to ensure no one would fall behind in the rapidly changing industry.
In the marathon, some participants fell behind due to unexpected weather conditions.
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