fall behind

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verb

1. retreat (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
fall back, lose, drop off, recede
• Ant:
gain (for: fall back)
• Derivationally related forms:
recession (for: recede), receding (for: recede)
• Hypernyms:
regress, retrograde, retrogress
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
2. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
• Syn:
lag, dawdle, fall back
• Derivationally related forms:
dawdler (for: dawdle), lag (for: lag), lagger (for: lag), laggard (for: lag)
• Hypernyms:
follow
• Hyponyms:
drag, trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind, drop back
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s