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

After falling behind 18-10 on Michaela Onyenwere's 3 with 33 seconds left in the first, the Valkyries responded with a 23-6 run on the way to a 33-28 halftime lead. — ABC News, 18 July 2026

If their knowledge stays in meetings or Slack threads, the rest of the organization falls behind. — Panos Siozos, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

In recent polls, Rodriguez had fallen behind Barnes and Hong by a wide margin. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2026

The Royals fell behind early in Saturday night’s game at Baltimore and lost 6-1 to the Orioles. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026

Rhymes for fall behind

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