FELL BEHIND Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

fell behind

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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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Recent Examples of fell behind Greenhouse emissions remained high, fossil fuels continued to dominate the energy market, and countries eventually fell behind on their climate goals. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026 Kentucky, which lost to Vanderbilt 45-17 last year, had just 14 yards in the first quarter and fell behind 10-0 before scoring back-to-back touchdowns on its last two possessions of the first half. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 After sweeping the Yankees in the AL Division Series, the Rays fell behind the Guardians 0-1 and 1-2 in this series before taking three straight games. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 The Brewers fell behind 4-0 in the second inning after Shohei Ohtani's three-run blast, but the team never wavered. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Carter Hart stopped 24 shots for the Golden Knights, who fell behind 3-0 in the first period for the second time in three games. — CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 Dallas fell behind 27-0 in the second quarter, capped by a 64-yard pick-six off quarterback Dak Prescott. — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026 Northside trailed since the first quarter but never fell behind by more than a single possession. — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026 The quality and value of its previous generation of Sticks fell behind consumer expectations. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026

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