Verb
|
| fall behind -
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
|
|
|
lag,
dawdle,
fall back |
|
|
follow behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example"
|
|
|
drop behind,
get behind,
hang back,
drop back,
trail,
drag take position in the rear, as in a military formation or in the line of scrimmage in football; "The defender dropped back behind his teammate"
|
| fall behind -
retreat
|
|
|
fall back,
lose,
drop off,
recede |
|
|
gain ground,
get ahead,
make headway,
pull ahead,
win,
gain,
advance be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game"
|
|
|
retrogress,
regress,
retrograde get worse or fall back to a previous condition
|