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falls behind
phrase
present tense third-person singular of fall behind
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to move or act slowly
- He lost his footing and fell behind in the relay.
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“Falls behind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falls%20behind. Accessed 16 May. 2022.
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