fell behind

phrase

past tense of fall behind
as in delayed
to move or act slowly He lost his footing and fell behind in the relay.

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“Fell behind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fell%20behind. Accessed 22 Sep. 2023.

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