fall behind with something

fall behind with something
ˌfall beˈhind with sth derived
(also ˌfall beˈhind on sth especially in NAmE) to not pay or do sth at the right time

They had fallen behind on their mortgage repayments.

He's fallen behind with his school work again.

Main entry:fallderived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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