fall behind

phrase

1

: to lag behind

The slower hikers fell behind the group.

2

: to be in arrears

He fell behind in his car payments.

Examples of fall behind in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Countries are scrambling not to fall behind in AI — and French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are leading a personal charm offensives to court tech CEOs. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz,priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 July 2026

Raleigh fell behind 0-2 in the count but worked a nine-pitch walk that scored Crawford and chased Ureña (5-7). — Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Trevino fell behind 0-2 before working the count full and hitting his first homer since June 8, 2025. — ABC News, 2 July 2026

With Meta’s models falling behind, becoming a cloud provider keeps it relevant in AI and buys it time to develop its own technology. — Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 1 July 2026

Rhymes for fall behind

• countersigned
• disinclined
• humankind
• interlined
• intertwined
• mastermind
• misaligned
• nonaligned
• predefined
• realigned
• reassigned
• recombined