phrasal verb 'fall behind'
Phrasal verbMain meaning
fall behind
[fɔːl bɪˈhaɪnd]
to move slower than others or fail to keep up

Other meanings

  • to become late with work or payments
  • to lose progress compared to others

Example Sentences Using the Phrasal Verb "fall behind"

  • She didn’t study and began to fall behind in class.
  • The company started to fall behind on its loan payments.
  • He trained hard so he wouldn’t fall behind the other runners.

Features of Using "fall behind"

Separability:Inseparable Transitivity:Intransitive Level:B2 Verb:fall Particle:behind

Often used in school, work, or financial contexts. It emphasizes losing pace or not meeting required standards.

Other phrasal verbs with the verb fall

fall apart

fall apart

to break into pieces; disintegrate
fall off

fall off

to drop down from something
fall over

fall over

to lose balance and collapse to the ground
fall-down

fall down

to collapse or drop to the ground
fall-out

fall out

to stop being friends or in agreement
fall back

fall back

to retreat
fall in

fall in

to line up in formation
fall away

fall away

to gradually disappear or become less
fall on

fall on

to attack or begin to attack someone or something
fall for

fall for

to be tricked or deceived
fall into

fall into

to begin to be in a particular state or condition
fall under

fall under

to be classified or placed within a particular category, jurisdiction, rule, or authority
fall to

fall to

to become the responsibility or duty of someone
fall upon

fall upon

to attack suddenly and violently
fall through

fall through

to fail to happen or be completed