Dictionary

fall behind en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, behind.
2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To be late (for a regular event)
   • You're falling behind with the rent.
3. (intransitive) To be progressively below average in performance.
   • It's not like John to fall behind in maths.
   • You could lose your job if you keep falling behind with your work.
4. (intransitive, transitive) to fail to keep up (with)

Forms

Translations (33)

de sich verspäten (to be late) · fi olla myöhässä (to be late) · fr être en retard (to be late) · ru опозда́ть (to be late) · cmn 落後 /落后 (to be below average in performance) · mi komutu (to fail to keep up) · kmr paş ketin (to be late) · fi jäädä jälkeen (to be late) · de zu spät sein (to be late) · az gecikmək (to be late) · sv hamna på efterkälken (to be below average in performance) · ru опа́здывать (to be late) · es atrasar (to be late) · cmn 遲到 /迟到 (to be late) · kmr paşve man (to be below average in performance) · ru отста́ть (to be below average in performance) · kmr paş ketin (to fail to keep up) · kmr paş ketin (to be below average in performance) · ru отстава́ть (to be below average in performance) · kmr dereng bûn (to be late) · cs opozdit se (to be late) · az geridə qalmaq (to be below average in performance) · sv sacka (to be below average in performance) · io tardeskar (to be late) · ko 늦다 (to be late) · kmr paşve man (to be late) · ar تَأَخَّرَ (to be late) · kmr paşve man (to fail to keep up) · pt atrasar (to be late) · cs zaostávat (to be below average in performance) · ja 遅れる (to be late) · fi jäädä jälkeen (to be below average in performance) · pl spóźniać się (to be late)